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Are Christian Men Electing the Right Christian for President—One Who Truly...
Embed from Getty Images I once saw an interview with a Texan who had gone into politics after years as a Christian minister. When asked what he thought of his career change, he said ruefully, “When...
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Are You Our Next Columnist? (Call for Submissions)
Are you the one? Do you read, watch, listen, and talk about the news, op-eds, and current events with a passion that excites that part of you that wants to write and have your voice heard by thousands?...
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9 Reasons the Birth Control Debate Makes No Sense
Birth control has been a political and religious soccer ball for the last few years, especially since a mandate for it appeared in Obamacare in 2012. The challenges against the mandate have been so...
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Men, Their Talents, and the $14,000 Question We All Must Ask
The greatest thing a man can possibly do in this world is make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other. It is not a question of what...
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All Hands on Deck, or Winner Takes All?
Embed from Getty Images Hate flared into the national psyche with the massacre at an Orlando nightclub. It was an act of evil, of terrorism. Its brutality and inhumanity can only be condemned in...
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What Came First—the Dark Heart of Politics or Man’s Dark Heart?
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is recorded saying: “Out of the overflow of the heart, the fingers type.” Well, not quite. He said, “Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” But the message...
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‘Measure Twice, Cook Once’: 17 Lessons for Life from the Kitchen
This is a response to Barb Abramson’s writing prompt “Chef up! Are you the man of the kitchen?” When I was younger, I got the idea to impress my girlfriend by inviting her over for a home-cooked meal,...
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The Real Vote in Our Lives: It’s Election Day—Every Day
Unlike monarchy, or fascism, or a dictatorship, democracy opens up the doors of politics to reveal a world of ethical choices for the everyday citizen. Daily life is full of choices large and small,...
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5 ‘True’ Christmas Movie Plots: Fantasy Snow Thrillers or CSI Cases?
As a child, I dutifully watched the Christmas animated specials that have become annual television events. I didn’t think much of them then. They were sometimes cute, sometimes funny, sometimes sad....
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Those ‘Christmas Questions’ Worth Asking in the New Year
Embed from Getty Images Have you watched the news lately? I keep thinking about the story of a 14-year-old girl who was fleeing a violent Middle Eastern dictatorship. She was pregnant and traveling...
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Her Consent is Not a Given: Raising Kids With the Right Attitudes
Consent is a life attitude, not just a sexual checkpoint. — I recently found a phone number scrawled on a scrap of paper among my 7-year-old daughter’s stuff. I inquired, and she said a boy at her...
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‘The Criminals are Mostly __________’ and Other Baseless, Incorrect Views...
Welcome to #First100Days! The #First100Days series will “bear witness” to the next 13 weeks of the Trump administration and the climate in America and then respond openly in writing, dialogue, and...
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Our #ThisIsHowSexismEnds Media Tour Begins! Join Us!
This is the first of many #ThisIsHowSexismEnds prompts, essays, podcasts, memes, interviews, reviews, and articles over the next month that will focus on sexism, gender bias, misogyny, and ending...
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Female Disciples, the Symbol of God as a Woman—What the Jesus F. Christ?...
This is one of many #ThisIsHowSexismEnds prompts, essays, podcasts, memes, interviews, reviews, and articles over the next month that will focus on sexism, gender bias, misogyny, and ending prejudice...
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The Godless Lie of White Supremacy: from Moses to Charlottesville
It doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, barbarian, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters. (Colossians 3:11) Imagine that you are a white minister—or at least you are light...
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A Letter to the Fathers of White Boys Who Will Change the Future
If you’re [a] white man in the USA, it’s open season on you. — Bill O’Reilly The white man is a low person on the totem pole. Everybody else is above the white man. — Dennis H., registered Democrat...
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The View from 10,000 Miles (Part One)
Inching up the icy trail, we were acutely aware there were no railings to grasp if we slipped toward the snow-crusted mountainside. Fortunately, we arrived intact. There, in Wyoming’s Bighorn National...
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The View from 10,000 Miles (Part Two)
Heroes and Flaws We sat in quiet awe on Rosa Parks’ bus, a powerful symbol of antiracism. Ironically, that bus sits in a museum founded by Henry Ford. He was a hero of American industrial capitalism...
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The View from 10,000 Miles (Part Three)
The Spaces That Connect Us We have flown across the country before, and it is easy to disregard the land as it recedes behind the plane. Roadtripping the distance is different. You can’t ignore the...
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The View from 10,000 Miles (Part Four)
The Miles Ahead On the trip, I often reminded the kids that we were only scratching the country’s surface. We could spend far longer at any of the places we stopped, not to mention the countless places...
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