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Pornography and Pop Culture
I recently came across Cosmopolitan’s 2010 Sex Survey, which reported that 36% of women use pornography as a “sex enhancer.” In another Cosmo article, the magazine essentially begs its readers to explore the many “benefits” of pornography. One standout paragraph said: “While one must be aware of the dangers of porn addiction, [pornography] can be...
Healthy Hesitation and Complexity
Six months after I graduated from seminary, I wrote a letter to the editor of our local newspaper. A radical group of New Testament scholars, operating under the name The Jesus Seminar, had come to town for one of their annual meetings. Their audaciously self-appointed task, as a group of “biblical experts,” was to decide...
Avoiding Calloused Hearts
Years ago I started a bereavement support group for people who had lost family members and friends. Our church had an unusually high number of people grieving the loss of a loved one, so I recruited a wonderful Christian counselor to come and lead an eight-week session. One week after the group was announced, we...
Rethinking Death
We were rather nervous when Melissa got pregnant for the second time. Our first born, Benjamin, was eleven weeks premature and, because of the difficulty surrounding his birth, we didn’t want to put another child through a similar situation. So, needless to say, our discovery caused much anxiety for the two of us. But God,...
The Flabby Body of Christ
Church is boring. I don’t ever recall hopping out of bed on Sunday morning jazzed about the sermon, even when the preacher was good. I’ve never driven to church in anticipation of hearing the choir or the worship band, even when they included remarkable musicians. When I went, it was to see my friends. I...
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