Archive for the ‘Current Events’ Category
Plunging into history’s meaninglessness
December 17th, 2012 by L. James Everett, III.
TweetI was going to write about procrastination but I’ll do that one later. Some of you might be a little weirded-out by this topic. I urge you to stick with this post all the way through. Today, I’m thinking about 3 things. 1. Winter, the end of the year. 2. Now, the end of history. [...]
Tags: L. James Everett, purpose, seasons, winter
Posted in Christmas, Current Events, History | Comments (1)
A Christian-shaped agenda for politics
October 29th, 2012 by Kurt Willems
TweetChristian politics. Enough said. This issue continues to divide Christians, but I’m convinced that the complexities can be narrowed down to the following: speak truth, be truth, that’s it! Every hour my Facebook newsfeed is dominated by weak sloganeering endorsing this or that policy or political figure. Very little truth-telling happens when our sensationalist culture sets [...]
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A prayer for kings
October 15th, 2012 by Halee Scott
TweetSeptember 11 was my coming of age. I was 23 years old, married for two months, and, though I had already experienced many personal horrors, my view of the world was dewy and bright. I grew up in a small town in east Texas that’s something like the Shire — provincial, safe and removed from [...]
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Posted in Current Events, Evil, Pain and Suffering | Comments (1)
A taste of healthier political thinking
October 8th, 2012 by Sarah Jackson
TweetMy friend Rachel likes coffee-flavored ice cream. I don’t get it. Sure, I like a steaming cup of coffee every now and then, but, when it comes to ice cream, the coffee-flavored kind doesn’t float my boat. I would much rather dip a very large spoon into a tub of peppermint-flavored ice cream. It not [...]
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Posted in Current Events, Food, Popular Culture, Relationships | Comments (10)
