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Like tango, it takes two to argue. Take a look – most arguments follow a fairly basic structure: Person 1 accuses Person 2 of something. Person 2 defends and then attacks. Person 1 defends and then attacks. Person 2 defends and then attacks… This goes on and on until the cycle is broken.The cycle can [...]

People pleasing is good. People pleasing is bad. The key is knowing the difference. Make sense? At first, Paul the apostle seems to contradict himself like I did just now: People pleasing is good… “I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many…” -1 Corinthians 10:33 [...]

Evolving in Monkey Town is about a southern, church girl, Rachel Held Evans, who grows up in fundamentalist Christian culture, enters a doubting phase in college and then… well, moves into a still-unsure-but-very-different perspective. Whew. Sadly, the general story is pretty unoriginal. And I don’t say “sadly” because I want something new – I say [...]

Transparency can certainly deepen friendships, but if you’re going to be all open with your information, you have to ask yourself a pretty important question first: Is this really your information, or is it someone else’s? If it’s someone else’s info, you can’t share it. If it’s someone else’s info, it’s not yours to share. [...]

Rachel Held Evans won awards for being a good Christian and knowing the right answers. Seriously. But like many Christians who grow up in the church, she didn’t struggle through many of the questions on her own. She just knew the answers. So when she grew up and those questions stopped looking so general and [...]