Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 4): Modesty Culture 31 Jul 2014 Guys have it easy! My clothing choices, generally, only concern me, and nobody else even worries about what I wear. I have never been asked sew extra buttons on to…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 3): What is Modesty? 24 Jul 201424 Jul 2014 There’s a rather ironic expression about modesty that tends to miss the point of so many modesty conversations: Modest is hottest. It’s just one example of how modesty is going…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 2): A Theology of Beauty 17 Jul 201417 Jul 2014 (Read Part 1, here) I fear that Evangelicals don’t know how to live with beauty. We simply don’t have a category for the act of appreciating beauty. Thus every act…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 1) 10 Jul 201411 Jul 2014 Lust is an absolute monster. Getting a handle on this particular sin can feel sometimes near impossible. It’s especially difficult in a culture that finds a way to sexualize everything.…
Culture The Gospel of Perfect Health 5 Jun 20145 Jun 2014 The line between good stewardship and dangerous worship can get fuzzy. We know it’s true of our finances. Being good stewards of your money can easily turn into an idolatrous…
Culture… A Sabbath Unplugged 29 Mar 2014 This piece was originally published at Echo Hub, which as of 2013 has closed-up shop. I am grateful for Echo Hub and the relationship I have had with them in…
Culture Wolverine and the Identity Tension 27 Feb 2014 Most of us, at some point in our lives, are forced to ask that haunting question: who am I. We usually ask it during our years of teenage angst, but…
Culture… Can You Ever Come Back?: Reflections on Season 4, Episode 1 of The Walking Dead 14 Oct 201315 Oct 2013 "Can you ever come back from the things you've done?" As season four of The Walking Dead begins questions of redemption haunt its first episode. Six months have passed between…
Culture… How to be Thankful After Thanksgiving 22 Nov 201223 Nov 2012 In a few short hours I will probably be a sleep somewhere. It won't be intentional but it will be reality nonetheless. I will stuff myself with delicious food and…
Counseling… Idol Factory: Money and Posessions 13 Sep 201214 Sep 2012 "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" - 1 Timothy 6:10 Some sin is so subtle in our lives that we don't even know it's eating…
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