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2014-10-03T18:21:43-04:00

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How I learned to stop worrying and just eat the darn cupcake

Last updated on: October 3, 2014 at 6:21 pm By Rachel Marie Stone

Food wasn’t a good gift from God to be received and eaten with pleasure and gratitude. It was something to fear, and fear it I did. The original sin, I believed, was a kind of gluttony: a deadly sin. It was better, according to Proverbs, to put a knife to my throat than to indulge in that sin. And in a distorted attempt to please God, I came to regard almost every meal as potentially gluttonous. One day when I... Read more

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2014-10-03T18:23:00-04:00

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Why I hope there will be more cartoon characters like Hiccup

Last updated on: October 3, 2014 at 6:23 pm By Rachel Marie Stone

My sons are small and skinny. They are nothing like the heavily muscled superheroes they admire. That’s just one reason we love How to Train Your Dragon: because while we’re used to hearing about girls’ toys being relentlessly slimmed-down, sexed-up, and princess-ified, we tend to talk less about the vision of ‘masculinity’ presented for our boys’ consumption. Hiccup is skinny and small and brilliant. He breaks the rules and breaks new ground. He is an inventor and a creator. He... Read more

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2014-10-03T18:33:47-04:00

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Can reading help us to become better people?

Last updated on: October 3, 2014 at 6:33 pm By Rachel Marie Stone

I have a confession: sometimes when I’ve finished a really good novel, I miss the characters badly. I worry about what’s going to happen to those whose fates are left mysterious; I grieve for those who have suffered or died, I rejoice over marriages and babies and feel and think all sorts of things about people who don’t actually exist. But of course, there’s nothing unusual in that confession; it’s the thing that keeps us turning pages — immersing ourselves... Read more

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2014-10-03T18:36:29-04:00

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About that bill in Arizona…and what other implications it might have had

Last updated on: October 3, 2014 at 6:36 pm By Rachel Marie Stone

I grew up in a Baptist church that didn’t condone the use of alcohol. But it was also located in an area where tourism was a key industry, which meant that a lot of young (and not-so-young) people were employed in restaurants. Restaurants that served alcohol. Different people in my religious circles had different opinions on the subject, but I can remember more than one conversation ending with the acknowledgement that almost anything could be construed to violate certain Christian... Read more

2014-02-26T12:30:01-04:00

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Clothing sizes are arbitrary. Stop fretting over them.

Last updated on: February 26, 2014 at 12:30 pm By Rachel Marie Stone

The dress was too small, so I wouldn’t buy it. It came in a larger size, but I wasn’t about to wear that size—in my mind, it was “too big.” We’ve all been there, inordinately focused on the size number on the label. Women have fretted about their sizes—and how sizes differ from brand to brand and garment to garment—since standardized sizing was created. One reason the current sizing system exists is to prevent women from having to admit their... Read more

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2014-02-24T12:00:38-04:00

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Why does animal suffering hurts so much?

Last updated on: February 24, 2014 at 12:00 pm By Rachel Marie Stone

I’ve encountered a lot of sad animal stories — in books, on the web, and in real life — recently, and I’ve mused over why I find them so distressing in a recent post for Religion News Service. A friend, commenting there, noted that one of the reasons animal suffering may break our hearts so much is because animals are so very innocent; so very dependent. It reminded me of This American Life host Ira Glass’s rationale for why... Read more

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2014-02-21T10:45:54-04:00

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Maybe there shouldn’t be a religious exemption to vaccinations.

Last updated on: February 21, 2014 at 10:45 am By Rachel Marie Stone

I’ve written on vaccination before, and, no surprise, raised no small amount of ire each time. Recently, I’ve been wondering about the “religious exemption” that many parents abuse in order to excuse their kids from vaccines. Aside from the casual abuse of the idea of religious freedom (here expanded to “something I don’t believe in”), avoiding vaccinations means essentially drafting off of those who have them. Why doesn’t your unvaccinated kid get measles, mumps, rubella, diptheria, pertussis, or polio? Because... Read more

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2014-02-20T09:45:45-04:00

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Why Barbie Belongs on the Cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 9:45 am By Rachel Marie Stone

As the Eberhart family finishes packing the contents of their Manhattan apartment in the opening scenes of the 1975 version of The Stepford Wives, a man carrying a naked female mannequin passes by. “Daddy, I just saw a man carrying a naked lady!” reports the young daughter. “Well, that’s why we’re moving to Stepford,” her father replies. The irony is delicious: while his remark seems to indicate his disgust (“We’re getting out of this evil city with its naked plastic... Read more

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2014-02-13T20:45:14-04:00

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The Valentine’s Gift That Costs Everything

Last updated on: February 13, 2014 at 8:45 pm By Rachel Marie Stone

I spent a fair bit of my teen years reading Focus on the Family’s Brio, a now-defunct magazine aimed at teen girls as an alternative to Seventeen, YM, and other glossy periodicals whose vision of female adolescence involved the consumption of a great deal of clothes and makeup and the pursuit of the perfect prom dress–and perfect date to go with it. While Brio was far more wholesome than the options available at every grocery checkout–on balance, I’m glad my... Read more

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2014-02-13T08:45:00-04:00

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Your reading group needs this. And you can even get it for free.

Last updated on: February 13, 2014 at 8:45 am By Rachel Marie Stone

As Lorraine Caulton writes on the IVP website: Reading is a solitary act. For many of us it is a form of retreat—a welcomed silence and deserved rest from our demanding routines. We have our favorite spot in the house: the unmade bed, the couch long enough to doze on, or maybe the off-limits living room. Wherever it is, when we are there with book in hand and maybe our favorite cup of tea (my favorite is anything peach) all... Read more

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