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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Pray for Wes Evans. . . .
One of the first things Rich Van Pelt said to me last week when I saw him in Nashville was this – “Pray for Wes Evans.” I don’t know Wes, but I’m praying for him along with his father Jon,…
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The Greatest Reason to Give Thanks. . .
“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of…
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Ted Haggard And The Youthworkers. . . .
This is a difficult blog to pen. . . difficult because I want to be very careful about what I say and how I say it. That also happens to be the stimulus for my thoughts today. . . the…
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Killing Us Softly. . . .
A short head’s up this morning about something new that’s a revision of something worth watching. Advertising critic Jean Kilbourne continues her four-decade look at the role advertising plays in shaping us, particularly our concept of women. The fourth edition…
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