Being a Christian is not about being passionate or articulate, although of course it doesn’t exclude it. And that’s my concern about a study of fake Christians that doesn’t define what a Christian is.
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Archive | August, 2010
looking for significance in all the wrong places
August 29, 2010
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Elizabeth Gilbert can “eat, pray, love” all she wants, but she shouldn’t be writing.
Read moreyou read it here first
August 25, 2010
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Last week I wrote of pixels and plastic, about ebooks and the future, pointing out that I’m reading more—both electronically and on paper—since ebooks have become more accessible. An article in the Wall Street Journal today reports that Amazon says customers are buying 3.3 times as many books as they did before they purchased a [...]
Read morehow to read a blog
August 24, 2010
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This post isn’t for every one. It’s for those who aren’t sure they know what a post is. A post is an entry on a blog. But not everyone who reads this is sure what a blog is either. So this post on this blog is for you.
Read moreof plastic and pixels
August 22, 2010
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I can download a new book in 60 seconds, without driving to the bookstore. I’ve seen the handwriting on the wall, or at least the typeface on the screen. And it looks and feels better than ever.
Read moremaking a case for civility
August 21, 2010
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One of my favorite columnist is Peggy Noonan, a former speech writer for Ronald Reagan who now writes for the Wall Street Journal. She was a producer for CBS before she worked for Reagan, and has written several books since, including the well-received Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now. (You [...]
Read morea university of porches
August 18, 2010
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Every college should have a front porch, a place where students can actually learn something. Discipleship is just a kind of hospitality after all.
Read moretoo cool for the cross
August 17, 2010
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References to Stephen Colbert and Lady Gaga, church sponsored screenings of R-rated films, and pastors with skinny jeans and $80 haircuts may not actually be what young people are looking for.
Read morenews you can’t use
August 17, 2010
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An occasional roundup of things that don’t matter very much. got your goat? More and more companies are using goats to manage the grass. rent-a-goat.com, for example, will bring in seven goats to mow your average size lawn for a couple of hundred dollars, completely free of carbon emissions. The Wall Street journal reports that [...]
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failure to launch is not a movie
It may simply be sloth and a sense of entitlement that extends adolescence far beyond its historic boundaries. But in the end growing up is a choice, not merely a consequence.
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