Deconstructing A Teen Tragedy. . . .
It’s been almost two months since four promising young teens here in the Lancaster area died together in a horrific car accident. The four were all students and football players at Manheim Central High School in the community adjacent to…
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Lady Gaga – Now You See Her. . . .
It’s out. Lady Gaga released her video for “Born This Way” yesterday. I’ve watched it twice. . . only twice so far. I’ll be watching it and thinking about it more over the coming days. Not surprisingly, Lady Gaga continues…
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“I Can’t Stand Kids. . .”
Natalie Munroe is only 30-years-old. She’s been teaching English at Central Bucks East High School in the suburbs of Philly for only a few years, and already she’s sick and tired of kids. . . so sick, in fact, that…
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164 More! . . . . Each One An Individual. . . .
It was just as I remembered it. . . the Jubilee Conference that is. 2500 college students and their leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for a weekend full of learning what it means to integrate their faith into all of life.…
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Oh. . . What A Weekend! . . .
It starts this Friday night at the convention center in Pittsburgh. 2500 college students will gather together again this weekend for the annual Jubilee Conference, a get-together sponsored by the CCO that looks seriously at how the Gospel speaks to…
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Lady Gaga. . . Born This Way. . . The Voice of a Generation?. . .
I’m not sure I can recall the release of a single that’s been more trumpeted, more anticipated, or even more methodically marketed than the Lady Gaga song dropped onto our pop culture landscape just a few short hours ago. The…
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Miley, Lindsay, Truth, and Grace. . . .
They were both once viewed as squeaky clean. Mothers embraced them as relatively wholesome young role models whose movies, music, TV, etc. were safe alternatives to the glut of over-the-top stuff that sent impressionable young viewers and listeners down some…
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Super Bowl. . . .
It’s the big day. I’m currently out in Western Pennsylvania for a couple of days and it’s been nothing but a sea of black and gold. I’ve seen people and animals wearing things I never dreamed I’d ever see. They…
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A New Arrival at CPYU! . . . .
Those of you who know us know that we love books. We also like to write books. . . it’s not always a fun process, but we do it! We’ve got a new one that arrived here at CPYU this…
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Oh, How Time Flies! . . . .
Okay. . . so if I’m a subscriber to AOL in today’s world, I’m hopelessly outdated. I understand that. (By the way, I don’t subscribe to AOL). But if I was a subscriber to Prodigy or AOL in 1991 (which…
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Skins Reminds Us. . . Teach Kids Discernment. . .
There’s been lots of talk and buzz concerning MTV’s controversial teen drama, Skins. In perfect world we wouldn’t be talking about Skins because it wouldn’t exist. In a near-perfect world we would be able to step into our kids’ lives…
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Hollywood, Marriage, Motherhood, and 39%. . . .
This morning, The Today Show ran a very interesting story on the new trend in Hollywood. . . single motherhood. . . flaunted. The story not only looked at how attitudes in Hollywood are changing, but about how what’s happening…
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