Met and Unmet Career Expectations: Episode #6

by Motte Brown on 02/29/2008
As a new college grad, I had aspirations of a career in advertising. I used to picture myself wearing JoS. A. Bank suits meeting in glass wall offices storyboarding commercials with imaginary colleagues. Read more.

Not Without the Pickle

by Ted Slater on 02/29/2008
India has given us perhaps the most delectable condiment ever. Read more.

Leading Biblically

by Ted Slater on 02/29/2008
The red letters provide wise counsel for managers and supervisors. Read more.

Christian Music Legend Leaves Evangelistic Legacy

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/29/2008
Before there was Starbucks, Larry Norman was witnessing over a cup of coffee. Read more.

Bring Back the Hope Chest?

by Heather Koerner on 02/28/2008
The tradition of the hope chest seemed to go out with poodle skirts. But is it time to bring the tradition back? Read more.

Putting Lipstick on a Corpse

by Motte Brown on 02/28/2008
Be wary of getting bogged down into non-salvific issues with non-believers. Read more.

Can't Talk About This Here

by Ted Slater on 02/28/2008
So someone e-mailed me a link to an article today.... Read more.

Grudges Can Be Undone

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/28/2008
America has sometimes been compared to Babylon in its indulgence and tolerance for sin. But in a CT essay, Tim Stafford says American culture is more akin to Samaria than Babylon. Read more.

Funny Christians

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/27/2008
Have you heard "The Mom Song"? It's comedian Anita Renfroe's ode to motherhood sung cleverly to the William Tell Overture. It's become pretty popular. Popular enough to catch the notice of the New York Times. Read more.

Dead Ants Are My Friend

by Tom Neven on 02/27/2008
Okay, admit it: at one time or another you sang a song but messed up the lyrics. Instead of singing the classic hymn "Reign On, O King Eternal," you sang, "Rain on the kinky turtle." Read more.

Resolved Conference

by Ted Slater on 02/27/2008
I'm really looking forward to it. Read more.

This "Rambo" is Too Realistic?

by Motte Brown on 02/27/2008
Burma made national news last September 2007 because of mass, pro-democracy rallies. Now, it's because of Sylvester Stallone's "Rambo." Read more.

Global Cooling and the High Price of Food

by Ted Slater on 02/26/2008
The perhaps-unintended consequences of climate change hysteria: higher food prices and faithlessnes. Read more.

"Love Contract" for Office Romance

by Steve Watters on 02/26/2008
Have you ever dated a co-worker? If so, did you have to sign a "love contract"? Read more.

Religion Does Not Poison Everything

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/26/2008
Do the religious really have a negative impact on society? The answer is no. In fact, it's the opposite. Read more.

The Mac is Back -- No Slack

by Denise Morris on 02/26/2008
I went to a TobyMac concert the other night. I was entertained but also learned a few things along the way. Read more.

Use More Plastic

by Steve Watters on 02/26/2008
Do you ever get the sense that people you know are reading some kind of book that teaches them how to be jerks and how to live destructively? Read more.

Singles at the Kids Table: Episode #5

by Motte Brown on 02/25/2008
The Boundless Show host Lisa Anderson has another bee in her bonnet this week. This time it's about the stereotypes co-workers, family members, and the church have about singles. Read more.

Overcoming Spiritual Dryness

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/25/2008
I remember a day in college when I held a friend's hand and listened. Her face was nearly emotionless, yet her words told of deep frustration. "I can hardly pray," she said. "I feel like my prayers are hitting the ceiling and bouncing off." Read more.

Bye-Bye, First Baptist

by Tom Neven on 02/25/2008
So, as long as we're talking about evangelism and finding the perfect church, how much are you influenced by the church's name? It might sound like a silly question, but clearly a lot Christian groups have thought about it. Read more.

Communication Sandwich

by Ted Slater on 02/25/2008
Just as a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, two slices of affirmation help us swallow the disagreements. Read more.

Top 20 TV (Married) Couples

by Heather Koerner on 02/22/2008
AOL Television editors have just picked their top 20 Couples in TV history. So, why aren't most of them married? Read more.

Making Good Choices By Simply Choosing

by Motte Brown on 02/22/2008
God has given us freedom and liberty in Christ to make choices. So why is it so difficult to decide what to do sometimes? Read more.

Watching Your Child Grow Up ... Via the Internet

by Heather Koerner on 02/22/2008
Welcome to postmodern child rearing: I watch my son at daycare over the internet. He is growing up in Technicolor, right on my screen. Read more.

Good Date: Bad Marriage Partner?

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/21/2008
According to this article on LiveScience, people who are socially awkward may have an edge in long-term relationship success. Research shows that some of the best daters make the worst marriage partners. Read more.

Christianity, Evil and Moral Lethargy

by Denise Morris on 02/21/2008
My super-smart friend Blake is getting his master's in philosophy at Northern Illinois University. Last week there was a shooting there -- a guy went on a rampage and killed five people and then himself. Blake was in a building adjacent to where the shooting took place. Read more.

Darwin Day Part 2

by Tom Neven on 02/21/2008
I want to talk about the moral implications of a Darwinian worldview and, more broadly, of the worldview called "scientific naturalism," the belief that all that exists is matter and energy and the natural laws that govern them. Read more.

Trojan Horse Jesus

by Steve Watters on 02/21/2008
In case you missed it, Glenn Packiam wrote an instant classic for Boundless this week. His article, "Subversive Jesus and His Trojan Horse" reminds us just how upside down the kingdom of God is. Read more.

I Hate Adoption

by Ted Slater on 02/20/2008
OK, to be more accurate, it's the process that I hate. Read more.

The Decline of Do-It-Yourself

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/20/2008
I'll admit it. I can't change a tire. I definitely can't program my VCR. And I'm nervous about doing my taxes on my own. Read more.

American Idol Faves

by Ted Slater on 02/20/2008
Time will tell if David Archuleta is this year's Melinda Doolittle. Read more.

Invisible Work?

by Steve Watters on 02/20/2008
Do you ever feel you have little to show for the work you do -- and therefore have a limited sense of accomplishment at the end of the day? Read more.

Church Cliques: Episode #4

by Motte Brown on 02/19/2008
It's tempting to think the people sitting next to us in the pews don't want to be bothered, particularly if they're in a different life stage. And if you're like me, you probably think someone else "like them" will make the effort to get to know them. Read more.

Is "Female Self-Pleasure" Misguided Advice?

by Candice Watters on 02/19/2008
All the e-mail coming in was from men saying that while I gave good tactical advice, I had missed the boat by not focusing on grace and forgiveness. Read more.

Blu-ray Wins

by Ted Slater on 02/19/2008
The dust has finally settled for those of us who've been waiting to jump into the hi-def world. Read more.

Silver Lining to Gray Cloud

by Steve Watters on 02/19/2008
I spent most of last week in North Carolina with activities surrounding the funeral for my mom. She just turned 60 last month and I'm sure she wouldn't have died so young if my dad hadn't died at the young age of 56 a few years ago. Read more.

Reaching the unChristian

by Denise Morris on 02/19/2008
unChristian author, David Kinnaman, gives some insights and suggestions about our conversations with unbelievers. Read more.

Washington and His Decent Politics

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/18/2008
Speaking of George Washington, National Review senior editor and presidential historian Richard Brookhiser takes a look at political campaigning of yore. Read more.

"The Greatest Man in the World"

by Motte Brown on 02/18/2008
After the Revolutionary War, George Washington put down his sword and resigned his commission to Congress; just as he promised he would do. It was an act that forever secured civilian rule over America's military. Read more.

Presidents Day

by Denise Morris on 02/18/2008
Today is Presidents Day, which means that some people don't have to work. I am not some people. Read more.

New: Comment Numbers

by Ted Slater on 02/15/2008
Per your request.... Read more.

Church, Books, Podcast: Episode #4

by Candice Watters on 02/15/2008
Episode #4 of our podcast, The Boundless Show, is now available. Read more.

A Theory of Creation

by Ted Slater on 02/15/2008
Please allow me present a particular theory of creation that I'm drawn to: the "orchard" model. Read more.

Darwin Day Part 1.5

by Tom Neven on 02/14/2008
I had planned on writing only two installments on this, but rather than try to respond in piecemeal fashion to some of the good comments and questions raised by part 1, let me try to answer some here. Read more.

Heal the Wound, Leave the Scar

by Heather Koerner on 02/14/2008
I went to a Point of Grace concert last night. There was one song, in particular, that struck a chord in my heart. Read more.

Love, Love, Love

by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin on 02/14/2008
Happy Valentine's Day! My dad called me this morning with a singing telegram (to the tune of "Happy Birthday"): "Happy Valentine's Day to you; we both [Mom and Dad] love you; Happy Valentine's Day to You-oo; we both love you." Refreshing. Read more.

A Question For Those on the Right

by Ted Slater on 02/14/2008
Do disagreeable comments tend to push you away from participating on The Line? Read more.

Interviewing Salvador

by Ted Slater on 02/13/2008
This is your chance to ask CCM group Salvador those burning questions. Read more.

Three Things

by Motte Brown on 02/13/2008
I had three thoughts today. That's about all I'm good for. Read more.

The Power of Collaboration

by Ted Slater on 02/13/2008
Though I'd seen The Lord of the Rings series in its entirety several times, once again I found myself speechless by the time Sam pulled the door shut after he and his wife and two kids made their way indoors. Read more.


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