March 13, 2015
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Coming Out as a Christian
You know we're in a new cultural moment when articles like this
are, to use a popular word, transgressive. Some would say this is the
way Christianity should be in any society—edgy, unusual, and counter to
the prevailing values.
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What It Means to Be Human
On the occasion of Jean Vanier (whom Henri Nouwen brought to our attention) winning the Templeton Prize—see our coverage here—Rod Dreher offers a video and some sobering comments.
Vanier has given his life to those we commonly call mentally ill.
Meanwhile other "human beings," Dreher notes, search for meaning in
elite sex parties. It's not exactly a fair comparison, but the extremes
do make one wonder.
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Lenten Pep Talk for Individualists
If you're like me, you've already failed to maintain your Lenten vows. Or perhaps you never made any to begin with. Here's an article
the makes Lenten disciplines applicable not just to Christians but all
Americans, or at least people who see themselves as rugged
individualists.
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The Business of World Domination
I like to understand why businesses thrive, and few have thrived better than Ikea
as of late. This article explores why that is the case, and why that's
amazing. Ikea has succeeded "by mastering one of the hardest challenges
in the retail universe: selling high volumes of inventory at a
consistently low price in vastly different marketplaces, languages, and
cultures."
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A Beautiful Opening to a Crucial Conversation
I forgot to point you all to the latest issue of The Behemoth, especially the lead article on "The Problem of Beauty." Matt Woodley has identified what can be a key part of our conversation with those who are skeptical of things Christian.
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Grace and peace,
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