The Intersection of Faith and Culture
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In simpler times, stalking was a simple affair of inappropriate attention and restraining orders. Today, it’s so mundane, we even joke about it: “I’ve been stalking him/her on Facebook.” It’s funny until…well, until it’s not. As my friend Elyse says, “You know it’s an idol by the way you react when you’re […]
If you look up #engaged on Instagram, there are over half a million photos tagged. We’ve all seen them: the 20-something-year-old girls holding out their left hands, showing off their shiny new (Tiffany & Co.) rings. Their engagement photos are topped with just the right filter to give that unnaturally-natural […]
There I was, on a rooftop with friends. Gazing at the city skyline, dragging on cheap cigarettes. Attempting to answer the conjecture laced with nicotine, “How did I get here?” I managed to feel beat-poetic watching the sun descend behind buildings, my smoke halos of rebellion rising up into dusk. […]
I’m the darling of my dentist’s office. Why, you ask? Because I floss every single day. Sometimes — check this out — I floss twice. Before you write me off as a goody-two-shoes, let me add that I don’t get oil changes as often as I should, and I typically […]
Did my grandparents chase their dreams? No, they just went to work. — Jeff Goins Everyone has a dream. That’s what Billy Joel says anyway, and he’s been around for a while. Some of us scribble it down on bar napkins in fits of inspiration. Some of us stew over it […]
“Why did you put your career on the shelf for a decade to focus on marriage, family, and ministry?” With the instinct of a newshound, my editor unknowingly asks the one question that cuts to the very core of my identity. It threatens my sense of coherence and it has […]