I’m sure you’ve heard the reports that social media is making us more lonely. You can probably confirm this statistic in your own experience. In an article for the latest issue of Modern Reformation magazine (May-June, 2013) titled “Alien Authenticity,” Ethan Richardson explores this phenomenon, along with the insatiable longing we have for our every [...]
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An Old School Mediated Device
Our culture seems to have an obsession with mediated devices. I like to think that I’m still young until I remember my college days, driving around with a clunking car phone reserved only for emergencies. Although less sophisticated, even then we had a proclivity for mediated devices. I thought I was so cool as a [...]
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I can’t seem to keep up with the latest health food trends. It’s exhausting. Back in college when I gained that unhelpful freshman weight, the diet craze was to go high carbs and low-fat. Bagel shops were popping up everywhere. So I exercised my butt off (literally) and ate bagels, cereal, and pasta with my [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Cool Table
Oh you know what I’m talking about—the coveted table. The exclusive table. Maybe there was a time in your life (hopefully not past middle or high school) that you measured your own status by whether or not you sat amongst the cool. Although, it’s not like the food was any different at the cool table. [...]
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It came in the mail while I was working out. Just sitting in that little box, sheltered from the wind, my new treasure was waiting to be discovered. I hate the wind. So when we were through with our side-plank-weighted-arm-raise-craziness, I sent out my obliging husband to see what the mailman brought us today. “Your [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Who’s More Intimidating?
There’s a great article in the latest March/April 2013 issue of Modern Reformation Magazine interviewing Thomas Bergler about his book, The Juvenilization of American Chrisitanity. I haven’t read the book yet, but I enjoyed the interview. One thing that Bergler said particularly stood out to me: We need to think about how we can facilitate [...]
Read the rest of this entry »It’s God’s Drama, Not Ours
So I heard a comment the other day that I’m sure you’ve heard occasionally as well, “You just need to put Jesus in the center of your life!” Let me tell you why that bugs me. First of all, the picture it creates in my head is picking up one of my son’s little action [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Should We Teach Religion in the Public Schools?
Here’s a question that produces opinionated answers. Stephen Prothero, in his book Religious Literacy, thinks we should. But it isn’t for the reason most would assume. First, there are those that think that we need to bring prayer and daily Bible reading back into the public schools. After all, public school was instituted as a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The 458th Anniversary of Lady Jane’s Death
I didn’t realize when I was reading Simonetta Car’s biography on Lady Jane Grey to my kids that this week marks the anniversary of her execution. Today, in fact. This book is part of a series of biographies for 7-12-year-old readers. But they are so good, I enjoy reading them aloud. As wonderful as the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »What Goes Into the Beer?
I barely looked at my computer screen this weekend. It was kind of nice. Anyway, that just gave me the chance to pop the top off one of my favorite articles that I wrote back when my readership was about 75% smaller. Whether it’s your first or second drink, I hope it doesn’t go down [...]
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