Three Lessons We Can Learn from The Recent Tim Tebow and Louie Giglio Debacles

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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 [...]

Bravo’s Top Chef and the Likability of Artists

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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 [...]

Every Song I Ever Wrote Was Written for You: Belle and Sebastian

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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 [...]

Leave Baby Bear and His Doll Alone

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“Making silly, absurd claims that confuse what the Bible expects of us and what our cultural context expects of us will do no good.”

What’s Wrong with Pursuing Gifted Education for Our Kids?

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“Too often even Christian families take an individualistic approach to our educational choices.”

Lying Is a Costly Activity

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“Once you add up the physical, mental, and spiritual costs, lying doesn’t leave much to be desired.”

Asians Are More Than Terrorists and Samurai

“When Asians are perpetually portrayed as foreigners or ‘bad guys,’ it’s reasonable to assume that the culture at large will continue to think of Asians in those limited ways.”

The Dark Side of Modeling

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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 [...]

How Should Harlem (And the Rest Of Us) React to the Harlem Shake?

“We forget that behind most (if not all) memes, there are real human beings who may or may not appreciate their culture being appropriated willy-nilly for our entertainment.”

The Next Pope Should be a Protestant (No, Not Really)

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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 [...]