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Who is the GOAT?

Who was the greatest man ever born? If that was the grand-prize question on a Christian network, you would come up with the answer… and you would be wrong. “Jesus!” you say. Good guess… but, wrong. “Says who!” you ask. “Says Jesus,” I reply. If you’d like to debate him on that point, have at […]

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Are You None?

What will your kids choose to be when they grow up? That speculation may not get much outward airing over dinner with friends, but in the quiet moments when parents project their family into the future, it’s no small speculation. Here’s one layer of that prognostication: Will your kids grow up to be nuns? This

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How Irrelevant Are You?

It’s called the Lowsman Banquet; the 2022 annual re-enactment on June 20th, 2022 was the 47th assembly in Newport Beach to celebrate the most unlikely of honorees. Weeks before, no one would have known the name of the Man of the Hour; today, he’s one of the hottest celebs on the planet. What gives? Paul

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Who’s in Your Circle, Today?

Nearly 40 years ago, David W. Smith – former suburban school superintendent in Chicago, frequent ministry speaker, prolific author of 60+ books – detected a widespread malady and exposed it in his landmark book, The Friendless American Male. Has the situation stabilized, or is it worse? “According to a recent American Survey report, men have

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Where’s Your Third Place?

  Let’s play a little cultural history trivia game. Here’s a roster of quirky but endearing people whom you probably invited into your home late in the last century: Sam. Carla. Cliff. Norm. Frasier. Woody. Phil. Rebecca. Diane. Lilith. Ernie. I have no prize to offer if you’ve figured them out. Who are these folks?

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What’s Your Home Turf?

  Last week’s Point of View seems to have hit some tender spots. I was recognizing the widespread incidence of anxiety as a pandemic for which God offers the only viable vaccination. How can one know that they’re likely flirting with anxiety as a “thing?” The significant tell is the lack of peace – not

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