A friend of mine recently forwarded me an article that appeared in Marie Claire magazine entitled, “Fembots: The New Breed of Woman.” The caption of the article read as follows: “Tired of touchy-feely friendships and being the vulnerable one in romance, a new breed of steely female is beating guys at their own game.” In…
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
What a Teenage Girl Taught Me About Predestination
We had been sitting in the car for awhile, parked outside my young friend’s apartment while she poured her heart out and I scrambled for something to say. The words weren’t coming. I was drawing a blank. This sweet girl felt helpless, and I felt helpless too. That young friend of mine was a teenage…
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Why Dating is So Hard
I have definitely had my fair share of dating horror stories. At this point in my life I can look back on most of them and laugh, but I have ended more than a few relationships with some major scrapes and bruises that left me feeling very broken at the time. At the end of…
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The Devil is Right!
I realize that, for some of you, this is old news by now, but I went to a Shane and Shane concert over the weekend and was BLOWN AWAY by one of their newest songs. The name of it is “Embracing Accusation,” and it puts an insightful spin on our usual understanding of Satan. Here…
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In Fear of Silence
To be completely honest with you, my time in the Word has been struggling lately. I have not had consistent, in-depth, intimate time with God in quite some time. But it is not for lack of motivation. In general, the practice of maintaining a regular quiet time is treated as a matter of sheer discipline….
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