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  • The Knitting Revival: A Quest for Life Purpose?

    The Knitting Revival: A Quest for Life Purpose?0

    A little over a year ago, a study conducted by the British-based Ordnance Survey discovered that many Brits believe basic life skills are becoming extinct. The skills in decline ranged from reading a map, to writing in cursive, to baking bread from scratch. But one of the items on the list may not be disappearing

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  • The King James Bible as a ‘Treasure House of English Prose’

    The King James Bible as a ‘Treasure House of English Prose’11

    Since the individual writings of the Bible were first compiled, it has remained a major source of spiritual inspiration and nourishment for Christians all around the world. It would be a colossal understatement to suggest that the Bible has proven integral for countless people down the centuries. But it seems that the Bible has largely

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  • The Kim Davis Saga Reminds Me of This Scene from “Thank You for Smoking”

    The Kim Davis Saga Reminds Me of This Scene from “Thank You for Smoking”0

    • September 8, 2015

    Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has been released from jail.   I was away on vacation for much of last week, so I didn’t have a chance to comment on the Kim Davis saga. And by now, just about every major news outlet has offered their opinion,

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  • The Killing of the American White Male

    The Killing of the American White Male0

    Not long ago I was traveling back from a speaking engagement when I pulled into a Waffle House for breakfast. Waffle House is usually populated by working-class men at that time of morning, and this day was no exception. The exception was that I was joined at the counter by a well dressed, middle-aged white

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  • The Kids Are Alright – An Old Guy’s Take on Young Adults

    The Kids Are Alright – An Old Guy’s Take on Young Adults13

    I’m the old guy. Threescore and ten years, that traditional marker for old age, disappeared from my rearview mirror a while ago. The U.S. Census Bureau defines young adults as those between the ages of 18 and 34. These are the men and women who will soon command our politics, our economy, and our culture.

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  • The Key to Happiness: Focus on what’s within your control

    The Key to Happiness: Focus on what’s within your control0

    God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. This is the Serenity Prayer, originally written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr around 1934, and commonly used by Alcoholics Anonymous and similar organisations. It is not just a key

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