If I Had A Time Machine: An Easter Meditation

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I’ve heard the Easter story my whole life. I still remember my childhood impressions of the angry mob that lined the road to Calvary. I imagined their faces, red with wrath. I imagined their curled

Sane People Talk To Themselves: Part 1

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Contrary to common belief, truly sane people talk to themselves. Christians who fix their imagination (the seeing faculty of the mind) on Christ and his Word talk to themselves in a running conversation as a

Attentive and Awake: a simple way to check your pulse

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Is it possible to be too awake? The question seems absurd. After all, we wouldn’t chastise a man for being really awake during the day time. Nevertheless, many people seem bent on surviving life by

I Am Sinner, I Am Saint: the forgotten key to joy

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When you start remembering your old self and when you start dwelling on how wretched you are, try this line: “Old news, buddy. Old news. Get on with life.” Here’s why. It’s true: we’re all

Born This Way (or what Lady Gaga got half right)

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Let me begin with a short confession: the secrets you are about to read expose me for what I really am. I am a self-centered and indulgent little man with very narrow desires and I

Just Saying “No” Will Never Be Enough

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What does Britney Spears flinging her hair have to do with this blog post? Lots. But first, a little history. During the 80’s and early 90’s, the U.S. government’s campaign on drugs rallied around one