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