Thinking About Marriage. . . Part 1. . . .
A chant from my childhood that was enlisted to harass others offers a reflection of some once widely accepted and recently lost foundational truths. When budding young “love” would “bite” one of our peers – disrupting our belief that the…
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Kaepernick’s Tattoos And My 90% Cotton Shirts. . . .
So sportswriter David Whitley of The Sporting News has spoken on 49er’s quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s tattoos. . . and Whitley is highly critical. In fact, in his article on Kaepernick he calls the QB out for being inked up, likening him…
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Faith, Filth, and Two-And-A-Half Men. . . .
19-year-old Angus T. Jones plays Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom “Two And A Half Men.” This week he’s put the show on the map with what many are calling a “controversial rant” against the show. . . a rant…
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday, And The Diversions That Never Work. . . .
So people went crazy once again on Black Friday. Have you seen the videos of the lines wrapping around stores. . . not on Friday, but on Thanksgiving night?!? Did you see how people pushed, shoved, and rushed once retailers’…
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Some Thoughts On Integrity. . . .
I was looking at the paint on our bedroom walls the other day. I painted them four years ago. The job took much longer than I had hoped or expected (doesn’t it always?!?). Even though I’m a perfectionist when it…
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Your Kids Have Seen Pornography. . . . So What??? . . .
It seems like a day doesn’t go by without the news featuring some kind of story related to the dark side of the Internet and social media. This week, it’s the unfolding saga of government officials and socialites. That’s the…
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More Visual Evidence of Cultural Change. . . .
This is one of those infographics that I look at and just gets me shaking my head. Yep, the world is changing and changing fast. What are the benefits? What are the unseen and unexpected liabilities?
Petraeus, Apple, Call of Duty, and School Photos. . . .
You know the drill here at CPYU. . . John Stott’s “dual listening” to both the Word and the world. . . Karl Barth’s starting the day “with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other hand.”…
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Something New From CPYU! . . . .
I was clicking through our CPYU website this morning when I was reminded of how much I love what Derek Melleby is doing through his leadership over our College Transition Initiative. The CTI has been up and running for a…
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Election Day. . . Will You Be Happy or Sad Tonight? . . .
It’s a good possibility that half of our country’s residents will go to bed sad, frustrated, angry, and maybe even a bit hopeless tonight. If your guy doesn’t win what will you be thinking and feeling? I don’t in any…
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Sports Parents. . . Kill The Coach and Scare The Kids. . . .
One of my most unnerving childhood memories has to do with Little League Baseball. I remember exactly where it took place and who was involved. . . .Alverthorpe Park. . . on the Triple-A field. My dad was our team’s coach.…
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Facebook Infographic. . . .
Here’s a great new infographic on Facebook from the folks at Mashable Infographics. . . .