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I know Christmas was 2 days ago, but I’m not ready for it to be over. It actually doesn’t have to be. (Follow me for a brief moment here; and yes, I do mean brief. I have some presents to keep playing with…) When I think of the
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During this special season, I find myself craving meaning and purpose. Suffice it to say, the shallow takes a back seat to that which is more. This year I’ve been reading through a short devotional from Scottish author Sheila Walsh. One page made me think especially lots. Here Walsh
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In our continuous pursuit of all that is good and right and true, sometimes it’s challenging to know exactly why something isn’t so good and right and true. Maybe it doesn’t feel that way. Maybe it’s the duck metaphor… like “if it looks like a duck,
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In recent weeks we’ve spoken about the three college presidents from perceived prestigious universities who took part in an incredibly poor congressional hearing. (Note: I am being kind.) As has been documented here, the presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT spent hours dodging the question of whether or not
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There’s only so many days left. It’s December 13th as we first post this... in other words, only a dozen or less shopping days. Hence, it’s time for “The Twelve Days of Christmas”… Intramuralist style, why of course. (Granted, we’ll spare you the gleefully incessant refrains…
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Perhaps you saw it. Perhaps you did not. One could easily make the case for the need to know. Last week the presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Pennsylvania appeared before the House Education Committee. We all know Congress can become a bit
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Part of the glamour of my illustrious high school career (and yes, please chuckle at the asserted, youthful perception) was being a standout member of my high school speech team. Paling slightly in comparison to the prestige (and scholarships) produced by the athletic department, there were numerous competition events, from
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May we always learn from those who’ve gone before us. May we learn from their wisdom. May we learn from their mistakes. May we learn from a life well-lived. This past week three notable persons passed away… First was Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady, known perhaps best for
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We seem to entertain an ongoing debate as to what speech is ok and what is not. Sometimes our advocacy or opposition is mostly a matter of personal preference. The Free Press’s Ilya Shapiro wrote an excellent piece this weekend defining the boundaries — where free speech ends and the
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The holiday may be over, but the intentional practice of gratitude never ends. What are you grateful for? Who do you need to tell? What do you need to dismiss, no longer allowing something lesser to get in the way? Something lesser is typically something we have magnified… probably for
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Years ago I remember first sitting with a simple nugget of wisdom… it may be a little chicken-and-egg-ish, not quite certain of which one came first. But I remember the profoundness embedded in one of the reasons we sometimes struggle with faith… we quit acknowledging God; we
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So an interesting development of the week that was was the resurgence of the 21-year-old letter by Osama bin Laden in which the deceased al-Qaeda leader attempted to justify the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was written after the onslaught but prior, obviously, to his death. The