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How faith and culture intersect, discussion on topics such as economics, education, abortion, family life, movies, media, and religious liberty.

Got Milk? Got Schizophrenia?

Complements of my daughter, Kelvey, who pointed this out to me.

Customer Service Nightmare

I don’t do restaurant reviews.  That isn’t the purpose of this blog,…

The Benefit of Boredom

I remember when I was growing up in a little town outside…

Being a Fool

April Fools Day takes on a special meaning for me as 18…

Weight, This Is Too Heavy To Bear

Proverbs 16:1-4 says, “To man belong the plans of the heart, but…

The Boundaries of Speaking Charitably

Just started to read Kevin DeYoung’s review of Brian McLaren’s book, A…

A Census of the Soul

Last night I was reading Psalm 40. Anytime I read this particular…

The Great Commission Is Not The Great Cultural Mandate

This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t find your “backyard mission” and…

Church Buildings

I recently learned that a more affluent church I know of may…

To Avoid Shipwreck and Provide For Our Posterity

I was in Boston last week for a training for the organization…

The Intolerance of Tolerance

WHO Radio’s Jan Mickelson spoke at an Iowa Family Policy Center event…

Discipleship in a Fast-paced World

I just started re-reading a great book called, A Long Obedience in…

Love = Vulnerability

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your…

One Judge Says Minors Can Strip Since It’s “Art” (Update: Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Reaction)

Here is a judge that needs to be impeached or at the…

Sticks and Stones and Cyberbullying

The phrase Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me is a nice idea, but what a ridiculous statement. I remember singing that like a nursery rhyme while bullies teased me and my brother on our way to school. But, the statement wasn’t true then, and it isn’t true now. Words can hurt. I still toss and turn over menacing words. They stick, they bury themselves inside of us, and they bring death of one sort or another.