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December 2013

December 16, 2013

The Advent of Good Will

By far my favorite story about the celebration of Christmas is the Christmas truce of...

November 2013

November 12, 2013

A Culture of Secrets and Intimidation

Richie Incognito’s alleged harassment of his Miami Dolphins’ teammate Jonathan Martin has been in the...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

The Consummate Consumer (Gray Matters)

Brett McCracken's new book Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism & Liberty is a vade...

August 2013

August 04, 2013

How Do I Learn From Experience If I Don’t Have Any?

Earlier this summer, I got an email from John Buchanan, a current student in the...

July 2013

July 21, 2013

An Empty Wardrobe

I’ve made it a habit to avoid movies starring Johnny Depp. There are many things...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Stop Using the F-Word

As we careen at breakneck speed towards the legalization of gay marriage, as people yell...

March 20, 2013

What Rob Bells Talks About When He Talks About God

Rob Bell's new book just came out. In its title, borrowed from one of Raymond...

March 04, 2013

Getting Back to the (Dating) Basics

I spend most of my time working with undergraduate students, directing them academically through the...

November 2012

November 05, 2012

In Defense of Cinderella: The Dress

I have a near-three-year-old girl...

October 2012

October 23, 2012

Progress for the Sake of…

As I was driving around LA the other day listening to NPR, two stories run...

October 03, 2012

Some Poetry with Your Haircut, Sir?

I like vintage barber shops. Ever since I was a boy, they have been part...

October 01, 2012

Something of My Very Own

Caution: This post contains spoilers. How far would you go to protect those...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Rally and Radiate

Here's a diagram (click through it to view a larger version) that the founders of...

August 06, 2012

Remembering the Samwise’s of the World

As you certainly know, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, recently died. Unfortunately,...

January 2012

January 02, 2012

New Year’s Resolutions and Biblical Renewal

I stood in church and watched two baptisms on the first day of 2012. Just...