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2021-07-15T06:07:02-07:00

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Ranking Schools Based On Reputation, Not Education

Last updated on: July 15, 2021 at 6:07 am By Brad Vaughn

All cultures, including the US, care about honor or status. This post notes 4 ways people confuse reputation or social status with quality education. Read more

2021-06-26T05:10:50-07:00

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Black Privilege and Weaponizing White Guilt

Last updated on: June 26, 2021 at 5:10 am By Brad Vaughn

This post turns attention to the ways that CRT (and similar ideologies) employ toxic shame (under the name "white guilt") in ways that are destructive to black, American, and Christian identity. Read more

2021-07-23T02:08:55-07:00

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Does Critical Race Theory (CRT) Stigmatize Blacks?

Last updated on: July 23, 2021 at 2:08 am By Brad Vaughn

This post considers the link between shame and Critical Race Theory (CRT), which, Shelby Steele suggests, re-enslaves blacks in the shackles of stigma. Read more

2021-05-21T03:38:56-07:00

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How failure distinguishes “good” and “bad” shame

Last updated on: May 21, 2021 at 3:38 am By Brad Vaughn

We need to ask the question, “What distinguishes good and bad shame?” But haven’t researchers, like Brene Brown, clearly proven that shame is destructive and detrimental? According to two researchers, Colin Leach and Atilla Cidam, the answer to that question is, “Yes but also no.” Read more

2021-05-20T06:06:55-07:00

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Why Does Peter Call Women Weaker?

Last updated on: May 20, 2021 at 6:06 am By Brad Vaughn

Few verses are as controversial as 1 Peter 3:7. Some people flatly ignore it, regarding it as plainly ridiculous. Here is what Peter writes: “You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.” (1 Peter 3:7, NASB) What exactly does he mean by calling women... Read more

2021-06-22T19:20:39-07:00

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How the Cave People of Nepal were Honored into Existence

Last updated on: June 22, 2021 at 7:20 pm By Brad Vaughn

This post explains how the Cave People, small tribe in Nepal, "came into existence" simply because God brought them honor in the eyes of the government. Read more

2021-05-21T04:00:05-07:00

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Forsaking Identity is the Logical Consequence of Individualism

Last updated on: May 21, 2021 at 4:00 am By Brad Vaughn

Individualism is not individuality. It is an ideology. Such a worldview is not only irrational; it has devastating consequences. Read more

2021-05-14T02:05:58-07:00

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My EMS video presentation on contextualization

Last updated on: May 14, 2021 at 2:05 am By Brad Vaughn

I recently gave a short presentation titled "Biblically Faithful and Culturally Meaningful Contextualization? Moving Beyond the Ethnohermeneutics Debate." Read more

2021-05-14T02:06:56-07:00

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Shame is a Unique Solution to a Unique Problem

Last updated on: May 14, 2021 at 2:06 am By Brad Vaughn

Here are unique features of shame, compared to guilt, that are both interesting and important. This is part 2 in a series distinguishing guilt and shame. Read more

2021-07-30T07:45:25-07:00

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Distinguishing Guilt and Shame (Part 1)

Last updated on: July 30, 2021 at 7:45 am By Brad Vaughn

People always ask, “What’s the difference between guilt and shame?” It seems that I’ve never dedicated an entire post to this question. So, here goes. Read more

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