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Culture

Chapter 9: The Influencers (Freshman 15 Snippet)

May 15, 2009

Here’s a snippet from Chapter 9: The Influencers: I have formulated a couple of tests to determine if I have gotten callused.  You…

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Bailout #3 (Are You a Broke College Student?)

April 23, 2009

Our college group at my church was traveling to invest in some children at a missions project during the summer, and I was…

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Bailout #2 (Stop Spending Money You Don’t Have)

April 20, 2009

A few weeks ago, I did a post on the bailout and realized I had more to say about the current situation of…

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Bailout #1 (or why our country is in the mess that it is in)

March 12, 2009

While the United States is still working on how to appropriate the funds for our national bailout, we are still unaware of when…

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Crossroads Series This Sunday

February 25, 2009

Three of the major world religions all claim the same source of beginning. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all hold Abraham to be the…

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Worldliness #5 (or failure to compromise)

February 21, 2009

After you become calloused to the culture, the next step is that you start compromising your own standards.  While you once held to…

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Worldliness #4 (or the dangers of fingertip callouses)

February 13, 2009

  I started playing guitar my eighth grade year.  I almost quit two weeks after my first lesson.  Honestly, I wanted to play…

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Worldliness #3 (or the dangerous side of contentment)

January 29, 2009

In our continuing conversation on worldliness, the Apostle John has some helpful words: “Do not love the world or the things in the…

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Worldliness #2 (or how to join a monastery)

January 27, 2009

In John 17, Jesus is teaching his disciples a pretty lengthly lesson.  Aware that his crucifixion is near, he really starts to remind…

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Worldliness #1 (or how to play basketball against an Olympic qualifying team)

January 26, 2009

After my sophomore year in college, some of my college buddies and I served for a couple of weeks on the mission field…

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Marriage by the Book

January 22, 2009

While we have one week left of our current series, “What Happens in Vegas,” February will kick off “Marriage by the Book.”  I…

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Why 30-Year-Olds Hate Their Jobs

January 15, 2009

This post is the result of a study I have been doing lately.  It seems like that many people around the age of…

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