Miley’s Metamorphosis. . . . Surprised?
It’s happened once more. The fact that it’s happened shouldn’t be at all surprising. After all, it’s not rocket science. It’s just the way things are in the music industry. Sadly, a host of parents who thought they were doing…
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Sad. . . True. . . Hysterical. . .
I love this video that captures. . . well. . . . just watch. . . . “Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.
Jesus is Coming. . . To Comedy Central. . .
Admittedly, I know very little about what’s really happening with Jesus at Comedy Central. The little I do know is what’s been coming out bit by bit through various news outlets since late last week. Word is that Comedy Central…
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L.T. and Teen Sex Trafficking. . . .
I was wondering about L.T. just the other day. I saw former NFL star Lawrence Taylor on one of those Nutrisystem commercials last weekend. He was shouting the praises of the weight loss plan with the likes of Chris Berman…
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Lacrosse, Murder, and the Poison Cup. . . .
It was only a matter of time before Michael Preston appeared on national television to say what we all – including me – want so desperately to believe about each other and ourselves. Preston was a childhood friend of George…
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Neophile Faith . . . .
Just when I think I’m finally getting it, it gets me. Yesterday included a moment of frustrated panic here in the office when I logged onto Facebook. I started taking the familiar path to our CPYU page in order to…
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When Will I Know? . . . .
I love the convergence of the Word and the world. That’s what it’s about isn’t it? And that’s our calling. . . to know how the Word speaks to the world. It’s the prophetic task of following Christ as we…
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Don’t Let Them Step In It. . . . .
Who knows how many hundreds of times I’ve done it? Whatever the number is, add another one to the total. I did it again the other day while mowing the grass in the back yard. Clean-up had not been comprehensive.…
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I Blew It. . . .
Okay. . . so I really messed this one up. You would think that because we’re in the business of monitoring, knowing, and educating about youth culture that we would have been all over this. But that’s not what happened.…
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I Went to a Fight, and a . . . . .
Today is one of those days when multiple threads in the fabric of culture and my life have converged to spark some inner conflict. It’s about sportsmanship. . . something I blog on from time-to-time in our sports obsessed culture.…
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Stupid? Or Smart? . . . .
This morning I finished my writing for the next edition of Simply Youth Culture, the great little resource we’re now doing with our friends over at Simply Youth Ministry. One of the things we include each time is a culture…
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Cartoons and Culture. . . .
I’ve got a folder on my computer that I’ve been slowly filling with interesting and funny stuff for several years. It’s full of newspaper and magazine cartoons that make me laugh while capturing the reality of living in a rapidly…
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