The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Most mornings I can be found at the small, corner table in my school cafeteria. A book, cup of coffee and a computer routinely accompany me as I pass the morning hours. And I enjoy their company. A lot. The stillness lends me refreshment and energy I’ve learned to rely […]
I was asked in my counselling session to use toys and a large bin of rice to illustrate what I wanted my life to look like in five years. Who did I want in it, and what did I want it to look like? I had been trying to be […]
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there are a lot of frustrated singles out there. And the Christian ones seem more frustrated than most. You see it in the open letters and thoughtful explanations offered by plaintive unmarrieds, asking the world at large, “Please stop asking me why I’m […]
It’s a strange time for the movie business. We know what to expect from the summer and fall seasons: blockbusters and award bait, respectively. We even know what to expect in December: movies with either big hearts or big budgets. But January through April is a mishmash of award season […]
The moment you realize you don’t think you know what you believe anymore is a scary one. You feel like you’ve messed up. So you shut down. You sit in church and stare at the pastor and try to listen to what he’s saying, but it’s really hard. You kind […]
Studies have shown that the average North American teenager views online pornography for the first time at the age of 12. Throughout my teens and early 20s I recall passionate sermons from youth ministers calling for sexual purity. The speaker was often someone who got married shortly after high school. […]
