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  • Why ‘Star Wars’ Gives People Meaning

    Why ‘Star Wars’ Gives People Meaning0

    This weekend, millions of Star Wars fans will pack theaters to see the latest installment of the series – The Force Awakens. Some will go for the experience; others purely for entertainment. And some will be hoping—at least subconsciously—that the movie gives added meaning to their lives. In saying that, I don’t wish to be

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  • Why ‘Popcorn Books’ Are Good for You

    Why ‘Popcorn Books’ Are Good for You50

    If literature were a food pyramid, a ranking of vitamins and nutrients for the mind and soul, the classics would be the equivalent of steak, eggs, and fish, books high in intellectual protein like Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” Sigrid Undset’s “Kristin Lavransdatter,” and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” Next would come the fruit

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  • Why ‘Garbage People’ Deserve a Second Look

    Why ‘Garbage People’ Deserve a Second Look0

    Recently I met a man who could serve as the billboard for “toxic masculinity.” It was mid-January, a Tuesday, and a deer had smashed into my Honda Accord on I-81 in Southwestern Virginia. That collision destroyed the passenger side of the car from the headlight to the door, heavily damaged the engine, and left the

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  • Why ‘Check Your Privilege’ is Squelching Discourse

    Why ‘Check Your Privilege’ is Squelching Discourse1

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  • Why ‘Boring’ Summers are the Latest Trend in Parenting

    Why ‘Boring’ Summers are the Latest Trend in Parenting0

    A dear friend of mine grew up in a large family and long summer days are one of her fond memories. Her mother would shoo the entire clan out the door and tell them to go play. They were not to come back inside unless it was an emergency. If they were thirsty, they could

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  • Whom Are We Fighting For?

    Whom Are We Fighting For?4

    The great English philosopher and poet G.K. Chesterton said: “A real soldier does not fight because he has something that he hates in front of him. He fights because he has something that he loves behind his back.” War is an analogy that has fallen out of favor in the West. This helps explain why

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