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The Great Egg-Balancing Hoax (When People Believe What They Want to Believe)
Perhaps you’ve done it—balanced an egg on its wide end sometime during the vernal or autumnal equinox. A friend of mine introduced this...
Mar 23, 20112 min read


Raise Your Bootay (On Authentic Prayer and God’s Love)
The other day I was met with disappointment that weighed my spirits, literally, to the ground. After about twenty-four hours of moping...
Feb 26, 20112 min read


When it Comes to "Answering the Call," Nike is Right: Just Do It
My dad has been involved in prison ministry for over twenty-five years. He has built a rapport with the inmates that keep them coming to...
Jan 7, 20112 min read


Read This Short Story and Tell Me There's No God
I recently bought this skirt for Ruthie. I was tickled with this purchase, as she has been wearing nothing but jeans everywhere she goes,...
Dec 31, 20101 min read


If I Lost My Child (Does Christianity Make a Difference?)
There are certain thoughts that go through your mind in an ER examining room with your daughter. As I tied Anna into her hospital gown...
Dec 26, 20102 min read


Do Monks Bite?—A Visit to a Monastery with My Kids
I recently took my kids on a homeschool field trip to a monastery, where we sampled a little taste of Catholicism. The conversations went...
Aug 21, 20102 min read
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