Messing With The NHL. . . Or, How I Could Have Screwed Up The Winter Classic. . .
We took a little trip to Philly yesterday. Our humble and small CPYU staff loaded up for a road trip that included lunch and a tour of Citizen’s Bank Park. That’s the home of the Phillies in case you didn’t…
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Cultural Hypocrisy. . . and Abercrombie. . .
Yesterday I blogged about Ellen Degeneres, Nicki Minaj, and the appropriateness of encouraging and celebrating the “Super Bass” worldview among eight and five-year-old kids. I question the appropriateness of the “Super Bass” worldview for anybody. Yesterday long-time Philly sportswriter, Bill…
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Crossing The Line With Ellen Degeneres. . . .
I’ve been thinking about and processing this since October. That’s when I first saw the YouTube clips from earlier in the month. Initially, we gathered around our family computer and laughed at the viral clip of little eight-year-old Sophia Grace…
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Tim Tebow Lost. . . . Phew!
I’m glad Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos lost yesterday. I know. I know. How dare me attack a Christian brother. . . especially when that Christian brother is St. Tim. Please. . . hear me out first. Am I…
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OK Boys. . . We’re Burning Your Trophies. . . .
So my nephew – who was a pretty decent football player himself a few years ago – texted me this morning. “Google new canaan football team burns trophies.” My nephew lives in Connecticut near New Canaan, which is how he…
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My Youth Ministry Hero. . . .
Ever get asked about who your youth ministry hero is? I’ve been asked, and I’ve asked. When asked, I’ve had a standard answer since the day I graduated from high school. It’s not one hero, but three. They happen to…
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Cohabitation. . . 14-Fold Since 1970. . . .
The latest edition of ByFaith Magazine includes an article by Susan Fiske on “The Spiritual Costs of the Missing Family.” It’s an article about marriage and its demise in our culture, citing the fact that marriage is now occurring less…
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You Write My Blog. . . .
When I saw this very creative yet sobering Christmas card that’s been circulating through the world of social media, I sat in silence. . . just staring at it. I’m curious about what the rest of you think. I’ve taken…
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I’m Too Sexy For An . . . iPad?
Thanks to a very generous friend of CPYU, now I’ve got a dilemma. While making a point about the speed of technological advances, I mentioned publicly during a seminar that the iPad 2 is out and I don’t even have…
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Priority #1 – She Must Be Hot! . . . .
There it is! That’s the Zits comic I saw in Monday’s paper. Zits is my favorite comic strip. It follows the adventures of a teenager named Jeremy as he finds his way through the maze of adolescence in contemporary youth…
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Is Jonah Telling the Truth? . . . .
Over the course of the last couple of days, the video I’ve embedded below has been spread far and wide courtesy of YouTube. I watched it a few times yesterday. Yep. . . it’s been there for awhile. I know…
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Smells Like Christmas. . . Or It Should! . . .
We’re late. . . again. Still don’t have a tree. No lights up outside. I haven’t even gotten them down from the attic yet. Maybe tonight. This all reminds me of something that happened a few years ago when we…
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