What is your reaction when people tell you not to worry about something? Maybe you feel like saying, "That's easy for you to say, but I can't help worrying about it!" All of us worry about things from time to time - some of us more than others. Some seem to not be "happy" unless …
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Why Christians Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Keep Their Faith to Themselves
In our 21st century American culture, much is said about tolerance. In matters of religious faith, those who speak much about tolerance tend to imply (and occasionally explicitly request or demand) that people refrain from pushing their religious faith on others. Their preferred state of faith in society would involve everyone following sentiments such as "live …
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Leap Year Lesson #360: Know What You Believe
I spent many hours the past few days writing down a summary of my core Christian beliefs. Why? To put it in writing to give to my sons this Christmas in a letter I periodically write to them; As a good exercise in clarifying and articulating what I believe; To take a public stand about …
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Leap Year Lesson #349: Dig Deeper For Understanding
As the nation deals with yesterday's tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the long process of grieving begins. I appreciate stories from antiquity that tell of allowing long periods of mourning - a month or so - in recognition that grief isn't something that we turn on and then turn off like a switch mere days later. …
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Leap Year Lesson #226: Know When To Speak and When To Be Silent
I wrote here a couple of months ago about the difficulty of walking tightropes. I've faced another similar challenging situation in recent weeks. It's finding the right balance of doing my best in a professional, unbiased way as the community manager of a 20,000 member social network vs. knowing when to take part in discussions …
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