Fireproof

We all watched Fireproof tonight. It was my first time, but my parents saw it when it came out in theater. I don’t think they have ever gone out to see a movie together–nothing much to see I guess. This one was special though. Apparently they went on a blizzardy, Monday night and there was [...]

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Election Night

I have a confession to make.
I was one of those people who spent about three hours watching the political maps as each of the United States faded from grey into red or blue with the election results trickling in. I got a little bit of work done, but spent the majority of my time praying and finagling the math [...]

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Political Ice Cream

A short editorial on Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream during our economics class sparked my interest last week. Then I discovered a small container of their “Neapolitan Dynamite” ice cream in our freezer, and decided to read a bit on the popular ice cream brand for myself.
After a quick search, I found that they do [...]

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Modern Day Slavery

Be the Change by Zach Hunter
In our civilized, wealthy and educated Western society we don’t often consider human slavery to be a huge present-day issue. We think it simply to be a sad chapter in history, but too far beneath the modern man to be a problem today. However, the market for slaves in [...]

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An Audience of One

Last week we saw a documentary in class on the marketing tactics of large corporations aiming at teenage consumers. It traced the vendors’ crafty methods of reaching advertisement-skeptical teens through infomercials, daily programs, magazines and music for the past few decades. As well as being reminded of why my family has opted for a TV [...]

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A Servant Legacy

While traveling on business, a man once decided to take a trip down to a famous cemetery by his hotel. Interested in social studies and history, he asked the groundsman working there if he would be willing to give him a short tour of the place. As they ambled down the grassy pathways, the guide [...]

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Gentlemen:

Have you been taking care of your ladies?
Here’s Daniel with some tips on how to be a gentleman to your sisters, mothers, aunts and other wonderful women in your family. Ladies, fight the urge to refuse their courteous offers. Out of habit, I almost declined my dad’s offer to carry a large box for me [...]

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