It’s been said that some have encountered Christianity and found it lacking.  Indeed, I often sympathize with those who have chosen to walk away: in church I am bored, in religion I am dissatisfied, and I rarely understand the terminology many Christians use.  American Christianity, as I see it, is utterly confusing based on what [...]

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A lot has been said in the last couple days about Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana’s photos in Vanity Fair.  It doesn’t seem too out of place for this kind of stuff to happen these days, but to the best of my knowlege this case stands out for two reasons: (1) even Britney and Christina were sixteen [...]

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Out of the deep I call
To Thee, O Lord, to Thee.
Before Thy throne of grace I fall;
Be merciful to me.
Out of the deep I cry,
The woeful deep of sin,
Of evil done in days gone by,
Of evil now within.
Out of the deep of fear
And dread of coming shame;
All night till morning watch is near
I plead the [...]

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Jane Goodall (Wikipedia, TED) at TED says that humans and primates aren’t so different… and that one of our most distinguishing differences is that we communicate with spoken language:
Traveling from Ecuador to Africa, Jane Goodall takes the audience on an ecological journey, discussing highlights and low points of her experiences in the jungle. She shows [...]

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