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Division in America
Ross Douthat is one of the best conservative, religious columnist out there. He likes big words (see the excerpts below), but this is a solid look at three books that propose three theories on why there is so much division in America. The Many Polarizations of America This month has brought a surfeit of interesting…
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You Are Being Watched
But maybe not the way you think.
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Is the Rise of the Nones Slowing?
One of the biggest shifts in the past few years has been the increase in people who classify themselves as “None of the Above” when asked about their religious affiliation. While most experts expected the trend to continue into the near future (at least), preliminary data suggests the trend may actually be slowing. Is the…
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Too Big for Your Britches
A country insult leads to some good advice.
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Is it Anti-Jesus to be Anti-Refugee?
To be a Christian means to model you positions on the Christ. This author believes that to stand with Jesus we have to stand for refugees. I’m with him and Jesus on this one. Why Anti-Refugee Sentiment Within Christian Circles Is Anti-Jesus When U.S. Christians promote the message that the comfort and traditions of Americans…
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Three Kinds of Trust
I’m good at skittish trust and stoic trust. It’s the third kind that gives me trouble.
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More Than 3 in 5 Americans Are Lonely
Loneliness is almost an epidemic in our culture, which should provide a door for us to reach out to people where they are hurting. And it looks like where we work could be a great place to make connections. Most Americans Are Lonely, And Our Workplace Culture May Not Be Helping More than three in…
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Ticked-off Jesus
It may not be our favorite version of Jesus, but maybe we should be paying more attention to what gets him mad.
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Riddle of the Ages
Jessica Kelly continues our study in James (and knocks it out of the park). The notes are here if you want to fill in the blanks as you listen.
For years, I’ve produced brief devotional videos called Jumpstarts that I published in various outlets. (You can find them here, as well as the odd podcast.) The root of those videos was daily Bible journals I’ve been doing for decades.
I recently decided to take a hiatus from the videos, and instead publish excerpts from those journals here.
As you’ll soon see, they tend to be brief, normally consisting of just one main idea. They may also be a little rough. I’m not going to do much editing. You’ll get them just the way they came out of my brain, years, days, or months ago.
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