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Movie Monday: Divergent
Sorry, Kermie, the Muppets weren’t the most wanted stars this weekend. Audiences took, shall we say, a more divergent path. Divergent, the newest aspiring movie
Focus Friday: Becoming a Kingdom Woman
A couple of Sundays ago my wife and I invited one of the “girls” from the youth group we led back in the ’80s
Were the Good Old Days Ever Good?
My family and I were watching The Twilight Zone the other day—a Season Two episode called “Static.” It featured an old grouch named Ed who
Setting Tech Aside for God
Adam Holz wrote a blog on the Dalai Lama’s Instagram account last week. He included some really cogent thoughts from the Dalai and Pope Francis,
Weed It and Weep
When I was growing up—back in the dark ages before the Internet and cell phones and social media—smoking marijuana was still pretty taboo. Sure, there
Movie Monday: Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Moviegoers hopped into their own wayback machine this weekend, visiting some old, old Saturday-morning friends. Yes, that’s right: Mr. Peabody & Sherman, the dog and
Umbrellas, Sharing and the Fennel Frontier
Because I travel about once a month (often to speak to groups about media discernment), instead of storing my suitcase in a dusty attic
The Internet Tool That’s Killing Itself
If you’re like me, then at least at some point over the last 20 to 30 years of the Internet’s existence you stopped briefly while
Son of God Movie Prompts 12 Basketfuls of Comments
I’m hardly a prophet, but when I wrote the Plugged In Movie Review radio feature two weeks ago, I uncharacteristically penned these words: Anytime Hollywood
So … the Dalai Lama’s on Instagram?
He’s 78. He’s a monk. He hails from Tibet. And he’s one of the world’s most revered religious leaders. Oh, and he’s on Twitter. And,
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