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You have probably already heard of the imbroglio created when Tim Tebow backed out of an Easter speaking engagement at the First Baptist Church of Dallas. When I saw the original announcement that Tebow made on Twitter, I knew immediately that it was going to be a big deal. FBC Dallas is one of the [...]
Yesterday Kristen Kish beat Brooke Williamson on the season 10 finale of Bravo’s popular and award-winning reality cooking competition Top Chef. Kish’s victory was gratifying for series fans who have lamented the fact that the show had awarded top honors to a female contestant only once before in the previous nine seasons; but it also capped a final [...]
If you take everything out of your life, then what’s left? If you get rid of all your friends, stop listening to all music, through necessity, then what comes out of that void? What comes out of the silence? —Stuart Murdoch Last week Pitchfork.tv released an hour-long documentary about the making of Belle and Sebastian’s [...]
“Making silly, absurd claims that confuse what the Bible expects of us and what our cultural context expects of us will do no good.”
“Too often even Christian families take an individualistic approach to our educational choices.”
“Once you add up the physical, mental, and spiritual costs, lying doesn’t leave much to be desired.”
I think I know why people may want to be a model. The veneer of being extraordinarily beautiful, garnering loads of attention, making oodles of money, being showered with free clothes, and rubbing elbows with fashion big shots sounds appealing. And they’re partly right. Being a successful high fashion model brings with it a jet set [...]
Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will relinquish his office at the end of February, an event that has not been seen since the 13th century. As the outgoing pope delivered his final Sunday blessing this week, the Conclave prepares to meet to elect his successor (see this neat (if imperfectly translated) graphic). By the time the Papal [...]
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