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VaCaTionIng
Ah, the simple pleasures of a slower pace and a release from duties. Nearly all of my life has been governed by the academic cycle — the push and pull of work – rest that rules in American schools, both primary/secondary and college. I love the rhythm that comes from a year divided by periods…
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Infographic Link: Your Brain On Beer Vs. Coffee
Your Brain On Beer Vs. Coffee. This is most excellent.
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Here’s The Thing About That Bakery That Won’t Serve A Gay Couple…. | The American Jesus
Which is why this story of a bakery that won’t serve gay couples is really just symptomatic of a deeper problem that nearly all of us in the church suffer from – a lack of real, genuine, embodied love. More often than not, love for enemies has become something we merely affirm intellectually, not something…
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Leveling Up
Robert Frost is one of my favorite poets. I realize that a typical reader primarily thinks of Frost’s poetry in one of two examples: “that poem about the guy who stopped his horse in the woods during a snowstorm for no real reason, but he has miles to go before he can sleep, and I…
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Should the children be in charge?
Wired Magazine is usually one of my favorite sources for tech news and innovation. But a recent article about “alternative education” left me very disappointed. First, the article — read it before we talk about it: How a radical new teaching method could unleash a generation of geniuses (Wired) Go ahead. I’ll wait. *gets another cup…
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