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NYT Opinion: A Christian Case against the Pence Rule
When the NYT writer understands that we can’t make a rule big enough to solve the problem of sexual harassment, I have to stand up and cheer… and repost. The answer is not to ask women to leave the room. It’s to hold all men in the room accountable, and kick out those who long…
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The Kids (Tastebuds) Aren’t All Right
Of all the things I didn’t expect about turning 40, my increasing intolerance for mediocre food wasn’t on the list. Let’s be honest: When I was 20-something, I ate a lot of food that was honestly meh. I shopped at Sam’s and bought Hamburger Helper by the case. I had my share of processed, canned,…
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Loving your neighbor means supporting institutions
Great editorial by my fav philosopher, James KA Smith: …[T]he Gospel has implications for all of life and … being a Christian should mean something for this world. Jesus calls us not only to ensure our own salvation in some privatized religious ghetto; he calls us to seek the welfare of the city and its…
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Review: Disjointed (2017)
Watch disjointed: Netflix I rarely disagree so fully with prevailing opinion on Rotten Tomatoes or elsewhere, because we live in an age where crowd-sourced reviews en masse are usually pretty good. But the mob is wrong when it comes to disjointed, a Netflix original sitcom starring Cathy Bates. This is a great show, and you…
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