Suicide, Compassion, and Unintended Outcomes. . .
This week I’ve had some interesting conversations about suicide with Marv Penner. Marv is a dear friend, one of our Associate Staffers here at CPYU, and the author of “Help! My Kids Are Hurting.” In today’s guest post, Marv offers…
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Same-Sex Attraction and Stereotypes. . . How Do We Break Through? . . .
When it comes to the issue of homosexuality, I’ve been guilty of stereotyping. When I read Justin Lee’s Torn, and the blog post that’s gone viral this week – “An Open Letter to the Church from My Generation” – I…
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What’s Next For Your Students? And, Are They Prepared? . . . .
Hindsight usually shows us what we should have said and done long after we’ve had the opportunity to say and do it. Hindsight is the Monday-morning quarterback of the really significant moments and matters of life. In many ways, hindsight…
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Matthew Warren, His Family, And Guidelines For The Rest of Us. . . .
I’m not sure that I’ve ever wrestled with the title and content of a blog post with greater care or for a longer amount of time. Nothing about titling this post or developing its content seems right. I don’t know…
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Rutgers Basketball, Sport, and What Ails Us. . .
Anybody who’s watched the news, read the paper, or accessed any online news outlets this week knows that North Korea is making threats, that film critic Roger Ebert has died, and that Rutgers University has some major problems with their…
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“Gay Christians, Born This Way, and Other Things We Need to Understand. . . “
Over the course of the last few months I’ve from time to time thought-out-loud and weighed in on the timely high-profile topic of homosexuality as it has taken center stage as an issue in our culture. I’ve had conversations with…
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Wrestling With Homosexuality. . . Reflections From a Gay Christian. . .
Conversations, emails, interactions over past blog posts, and some very targeted reading all combined over the weekend to increase a sense of personal interest, urgency, and deep need that I didn’t imagine could intensify beyond the level it had already…
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Resurrection Day!. . .
As I sat and thought this morning about what it is that we celebrate today, I pondered some of the music that’s captured the reality and significance of Easter for me, ministering to me at different stages of my own…
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Free. . . Thank You Jesus. . . .
Good Friday. . . thank you Jesus. As I grapple with the meaning of today, I will spend time looking at this David Arms painting that’s in my house. Arms write this about his painting “Free”: The cross frees us from bondage…
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Why Gay Marriage Is Good For The Church. . . .
“Get off my property. . . and get off NOW!” I remember hearing those words. . . several times. . . from the elderly gentleman (we’ll just call him “Mr. W” here) who had the unfortunate privilege of owning the…
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Tiger Woods, Nike, and a Flawed View of Life. . .
Here’s an ad that should keep us thinking, processing, and talking for a good long time. It’s a map and a mirror. As a map, it tells us what to think and how to live. As a mirror it tells…
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Into His Suffering. . . What A Gift! . . .
“Why is this happening to me?!?” Ever think that? Ask that? Say that? Or how about this one. . . “What have I done to deserve this?” The abundant luxuries, conveniences, and comforts of our lives have lulled us into…
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