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October 2012

October 26, 2012

Frequently Searched Questions: Halloween Edition

The following are actual search terms people typed into Google (Yahoo?) which directed them to...

October 25, 2012

The Noose of Popular Opinion

It used to be that only large companies with generous funding could afford messaging via...

October 24, 2012

Ann Coulter’s Use of ‘Retard’: A Perfect Example of Thoughtless Speech

Our snark-driven, soundbite-fascinated culture seems to actively encourage us to not be thoughtful and circumspect...

October 24, 2012

Why Our Features Have Such Nice Pictures

One thing you may have noticed about our featured posts is the absolutely stunning illustrations...

October 24, 2012

All Hallow’s Read: Why We Should Read Scary Stories for Halloween

Erin Newcomb makes a case for the virtue, humanness, and theological richness of scary stories,...

October 22, 2012

Should Nature Have the Same Rights as Humans?

Earlier this year, the New Zealand government bestowed the legal standing of personhood on the Whanganui...

October 22, 2012

Money Can’t Buy Happiness but It Can Give You Depression

Wealth, however, isn’t always content to give us our rights. We may pursue it, but...

October 22, 2012

Becoming a Slave Again to Edifying Habits

Evangelicals are beginning to care less about discerning good cultural objects and care more about...

October 19, 2012

Fathers, Love Your Children, and They May have a Healthy Sex Life

I am afraid that many evangelical Christians might read this article, "Relationship with Dad Affects...

October 19, 2012

Teaching Children a Healthy View of the Human Body

I never want my children to feel repressed when it comes to their bodies, nor...

October 18, 2012

The Great Marshmallow Trust Test

A new study from Cognition complicates the traditional “marshmallow test” of children’s impulse control. In...

October 17, 2012

Mixed Signals: Staged Brand Experiences or Building Blocks for Belonging?

You remember Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs—it prescribes the building blocks individuals need to achieve something...

October 17, 2012

Science Fiction and Theology: A Match Made in Heaven?

What are some of the theological issues that science fiction can effectively explore?

October 16, 2012

Was America Ever a Christian Nation?

Nearly every day, I see some post on Facebook or Twitter mourning how far...

October 16, 2012

The Cure for Workplace Blues

Back when I was in college, I remember dreaming of what my first job would...

October 16, 2012

The Kiddy Pool: Diapers, for the Glory of God

I got pregnant with my first daughter almost 4 years ago now; I subsequently carried...

October 15, 2012

Judge Finds Convicted Murderer to Be Theologically Orthodox Enough to be Executed

Christian doctrine is being publicly mistaken for clear schizophrenia.

October 15, 2012

Teach Your Children Well: Reflecting on Madeline Levine’s Book and Galatians 5

Last week, MSNBC’s "The Cycle" interviewed Dr. Madeline Levine, psychologist and author of Teach Your Children...

October 12, 2012

Resisting Facebook is Harder Than Resisting Sex

"A study like this should raise questions about effective time stewardship, i.e., how we can...

October 11, 2012

Research Shows that Complaining Turns Brains to Mush

You know that feeling of fight or flight that comes over you when you get...

October 11, 2012

The Opponent that Lance Armstrong Has Yet to Master

There is such a thing as wanting to win too badly. Lance Armstrong and his...

October 11, 2012

Does Faster Church make for Better Church?

"I worry that adopting a more pragmatic, consumer-based approach to church and worship shifts our...

October 10, 2012

How the #FirstWorldProblems Anthem Video (Sort of) Missed the Point

The #FirstWorldProblems Anthem video (embedded below) may not have gone viral (yet), but it is...

October 10, 2012

Bodies and the Body of Christ

"Christians are called to be the hands and feet of God, and envisioning our bodies...

October 10, 2012

Counting Moral Indiscretions Is Not a Movie Review

My frustration with a recent movie review of Paranorman actually began a few months ago....

October 10, 2012

Is It OK to Fake a Disability to Skip Airport Lines?

Rules are a part of living life in a civilized society. These rules keep our...

October 09, 2012

The “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” and the Challenge of Confirmation Bias

Though Christians may scoff at King's assertions, we can use this as an educational experience.

October 09, 2012

The Kiddy Pool: We Are… God’s Handiwork(ers)

"I think that creative itch derives directly from our origins as creatures made in God’s...

October 08, 2012

Why Colonel Reb Had to Go

You should take a minute and read "Goodbye, Colonel Rebel." Seriously, stop what you are...

October 01, 2012

The Kiddy Pool: Project Runway’s “It’s Fashion Baby”

"It’s my job to to treat them as whole humans while demonstrating that even if...

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