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Vampire Blender
New Moon, the latest movie installment from the teen vampire saga by Stephanie Myers, opens tonight. Teen girls and their mothers everywhere are lined up to swoon over Edward or Jacob,… more →
Ponder Anew
Vampire Blender
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ponderanew wrote 2 weeks ago: New Moon, the latest movie installment from the teen vampire saga by Stephanie Myers, … more →
Beauty Queen: A Cautionary Tale
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ponderanew wrote 3 weeks ago: The tabloid story of beauty queen Carrie Prejean hit a new level this week. Whether tha … more →
When Freedom Comes
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ponderanew wrote 1 month ago: Today marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The dominoes of that moment tipped governme … more →
A Cultural Reflection on The Fort Hood Attack
Kyle wrote 1 month ago: If I were to boldly assert that Islamic leaders and Muslim critics of America were irresponsible in … more →
God...did you use evolution to create the world?
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Chad Lakies wrote 1 month ago: **Here is the text of a talk I recently gave at another one of the ACTS64 gatherings. I answered the … more →
flashforward
ponderanew wrote 2 months ago: Imagine you could get a glimpse of your future. That somehow, the curtain that separate … more →
The Collapse of Civility
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ponderanew wrote 2 months ago: Three times in a week, it’s happened on the big stage with everybody looking. … more →
Remember
ponderanew wrote 3 months ago: It’s been eight years (!!) since the 9-11 attacks. Remember the horror and the heroism, the … more →
Infect You with Life
ponderanew wrote 3 months ago: Sometimes, odd & seemingly unrelated events or people meet at an intersection in my mind. It ca … more →
Learning the Public Redemption Dance
ponderanew wrote 3 months ago: What does it take for a person who has failed largely to be forgiven—and even more, rede … more →
Good works and the Prodigal Son
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Chad Lakies wrote 3 months ago: In a brief Bible study this weekend, a group of us looked through the story of the Prodigal Son from … more →
Which/Whose works are "good"? We can't say
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Chad Lakies wrote 4 months ago: It seems an important part of Christianity for most Americans is “good works.” Christian … more →
Slippery Slope
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ponderanew wrote 4 months ago: This week, the Episcopal Church in the USA took another two steps towards breaking from … more →
On Strategies, Models and Church Leadership
Chad Lakies wrote 5 months ago: So I’m finally back. Sorry for the long delay. I began writing this post on a long train ride … more →
Which God Showed Up at the Michael Jackson Funeral?
ponderanew wrote 5 months ago: Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family raised her children as strict Jehovah … more →
The Governor Who Lost His Compass: A Cautionary Tale
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ponderanew wrote 5 months ago: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is a rising star in the Republican Party. He is bright, engagin … more →
Mourning Michael Jackson
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ponderanew wrote 5 months ago: The news that Michael Jackson had collapsed and died has shocked the world in the past c … more →
Transformer
ponderanew wrote 5 months ago: Shia LaBeouf is just 23 years old and the most successful movie star of his generation. … more →
How Life Might Live
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Chad Lakies wrote 6 months ago: I’m currently working on a paper for an upcoming conference in Liverpool, England. For a long time I … more →
