I Resolve. . . .
I’ve probably blabbered on and on about this before. . . but I don’t really understand all the hype over celebrating the New Year. I think my worldview forces me to question why we get so excited about saying “goodbye”…
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Good, Good News! . . . .
Last summer, I spent some time blogging updates and prayer requests for a friend who had been in a horrific accident. Dr. Gary Parrett, a professor at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, was in a bus that fell off an overpass while he…
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This Is Why He Came. . .
This morning I saw a short feature on the year in pictures that was posted by the folks at The Today Show. A handful of the photos were what you might call inspiring and heartwarming. But the overwhelming majority captured…
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Sad, True, and Very Funny. . . Oh Those Extended Adolescents. . .
So a friend who works on a university campus sent us this video featuring some avatars “acting out” how a growing number of young adults act out in real life. . . especially when they are being held accountable for…
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Christmas Retail At Its Best. . . .
Yesterday I indulged my annual pre-Christmas tradition of trekking from here in Etown down to Dallastown and the Hearts and Minds bookstore owned by my old friend Byron Borger. It’s a place I find very hard to describe. It’s a…
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Girls Behaving Badly. . . .
What they see is who they become. That little seven-word sentence just might capture the realities of adolescent identity formation in today’s world. Think about it. . . kids are looking for guidance and direction as they experience the powerful…
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With Gratitude to the Doctor. . . .
Yesterday I received word that Dr. Roger Nicole died on Saturday afternoon. I had the privilege of having Dr. Nicole as one of my theology professors at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary back in the early 1980s. He was a fascinating and…
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Dangerous. . . .
Last Friday I spent a chunk of the day sitting in the waiting room at a local doctor’s office. I had taken a family member to the gastroenterologist for a check-up that included a preventive procedure. Knowing I’d be sitting…
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John Lennon And The Musical Career I Could Have Had. . .
It was 30 years ago today that Mark David Chapman murdered John Lennon. Ironically, it was sportscaster Howard Cosell who broke the story on Monday Night Football while standing next to Dandy Don Meredith – who died earlier this week…
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100,000. . . and 1
The other day I received a letter in the mail that was both encouraging and discouraging. The letter came to our home from our friends at Compassion International. It was an unapologetic “ask” for gifts towards Compassion’s Unsponsored Children’s Fund.…
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The Death of Me, Myself, and I. . . .
Bad news for people who are all about having all eyes on them. According to this morning’s paper, the psychiatric community has decided to stop paying attention. It seems that Narcissistic Personality Disorder has been dropped as a diagnosis from…
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Tweeting the God Who “Do Me”. . . .
I wasn’t anywhere near the TV when Steve Johnson of the underdog Buffalo Bills dropped the game-winner in the endzone during OT of the Bills game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. About an hour into the Eagles game, the network cut…
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