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In our accountability group class yesterday at church our discussion started out about tomorrow being the 6th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As the topic shifted and new subjects were brought up I noticed that everyone in the group, myself included, seems to have their own opinion on what a Christian’s role in […]

The recent news of Republican Senator Larry Craig’s arrest during a sex sting operation got me to thinking about things. It seems that every few months some noticeable figure from the church or affiliated with the church is getting publicity for some sin they’ve committed. And while I would never try to rationalize their actions […]

This morning we went up to the office to pay rent on our apartment. While my wife ran in to pay the rent I sat in the van with my younger two daughters. During this time, my five year old and I had the following conversation. Of course this is probably one of those, […]

A new study finds that children from religious homes behave better than children from homes with no religious influence. For those of use who grew up in a Christian home, this comes as no surprise. I’ve been witness to this all my life. But now, thanks to some sociologists at Mississippi State University, we have […]

Came across an interesting article today. It seems that Deerfield High School in Chicago has a class called “Freshman Advisory,” in which ninth-graders are required to attend a panel discussion led by the Gay-Straight Alliance Network (side topic: how many people in the Gay-Straight Alliance Network are straight?). Now, this by itself is bad. […]