Thinking Pink. . . .
Last Thursday Alecia Moore hit #1 on the charts with her latest single, “So What.” I’ve always found the singer known as Pink to be quite intriguing. For one, she and I share the same geographic roots, both of us…
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Beautiful Mind. . . .
If I were to ever write a memoir (and I’m not planning on it, by the way), there would be two chapters devoted to two of the most significant experiences and periods of my life. First was my time spent…
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Pop Culture Fun. . . .
So I’m listening to NPR on Saturday while out in the car. A guy comes on and reports on Billboard Magazine’s Fiftieth Anniversary of their Hot 100 chart and the special stuff the music rag’s doing to commemorate the fact…
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Palin and Culture. . . .
Are you like me? Do you feel like you know her personally already? Two weeks ago right now you could have asked me – for a million dollars – can you name the Governor of Alaska? You’d get to keep…
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Random thoughts on the VMAs. . . Britney’s Back . . . What did you think?
So what did MTV have up its VMA sleeve this year? . . especially after last year’s experiment in format change? I watched, as I hope you did too, looking to see what I could see in the map and…
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Pressure Off. Pressure On.
I thought I’d pass on some brief thoughts on kids and pressure. . . . both of them prompted over the weekend. The first thought was one of many that came during my annual trip to the mall. I don’t…
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My Olympic Moment. . . .
Something a little more light-hearted today. It has to do with my feeling out-of-touch and left behind when I watch my boys do some of the things that boys do these days. You know, the stuff they do that’s related…
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Worth pondering. . . .
Lot’s of new announcements coming from us here at CPYU in the next few weeks. Fasten your seat belt! One of the projects Derek Melleby has been working on is a new blog called “CPYU Bookshelf.” It will debut in…
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Redemptive grace. . . . .
Redemptive Grace . . . . Several weeks ago I blogged about the cover of OK! magazine that featured teenager Jamie Lynn Spears and her newborn baby. My concern was – and is – that we’re experiencing a fundamental shift…
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Facebook prompts more thoughts. . . .
This Facebook thing continues to be fun. The reason is rather simple. . . . I’ve connected with my old youth group kids from the 80s and we’re rekindling loads and loads of memories. . . . many of which,…
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Youth group. . . .
So now I’m on Facebook. I had an account for several months but never did anything with it besides setting it up. My profile picture was that generic blue question mark. From time to time I’d get emails informing me…
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Mentored. . . .
When it comes to faith, none of us is ever too old, too smart, or too good to be mentored. I am increasingly convinced of this fact. But when I look back over the course of my life and the…
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