Category: cultural
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The Big Picture
“It’s just a movie!” “It’s just a stupid romance novel, what’s the fuss about?” “It’s my sex life, and what I do is private, why is it anyone’s business what I read or enjoy?” “Quit being such a prude!” These are the comments floating around right now. People are divided, sides are being formed. Are…
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How is Love Abusive?
How is Love Abusive? IT’S NOT!! Love is NEVER abusive. Yet coming out, to a theater near you this valentines day, is an expected blockbuster…glorifying abuse, and calling it love! I remember the weeks before the book came out, and at the bookstore there was a big buildup going on. This book was supposed to…
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“Bling Bling” from Jesus
“You are a magpie,” my cousin said one day, as we were walking through the downtown flea markets in Helsinki. “They gravitate to sparkly things, and so do you.” What can I say, it’s true. If it sparkles, I am mesmerized. I even became a rep for a sterling silver company just so I could…
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The Lemming
When Sam and I were first married we bought a computer together. The only thing I knew how to do was to turn it on and play a game called Lemmings. To the grand sounds of a Beethoven symphony I would try to prevent thousands of little lemmings from following each other off of cliffs.…
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The Chameleon
My entire life has been a search for identity, and a search for a personality that I am comfortable in. I know that this is a common quest for many, as each of us has their own journey…but for me, I don’t know if this search will come to a satisfactory conclusion. There is a…
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“Fake it ’til you Make it”
I am constantly amazed at how some people use social media to promote their faith and beliefs. Don’t get me wrong…I think that we have a powerful platform with a captive audience, why not use it to tell the world what you believe. It shows a reflection of who we are, right? Or is it…