After one chapel service at a small religious university in Kentucky, some students did not leave. They stayed and continued to pray and worship for hours. As word spread, by the next day, hundreds of students were participating. And by the end of this second day, students from other universities had arrived to join in.
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I must admit that I have not always been a serious reader. Like the vast majority of consumers of art, I was more interested in the escapist element of fiction and cinema. I would read a book or watch a film as a way to escape into another world for a couple hours. I was
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While checking out Twitter the other day, I happened to notice that “American Girl” was trending. A fan of the pricy doll collection as a child, I clicked on the trend to see what was up. To my surprise, American Girl was announcing a brand new pair of “historical” dolls, twins Isabel and Nicki hailing
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Focusing on the present is increasingly quite the challenge. Daily news bombards us with fears about the future, and some of us might find ourselves stuck thinking about a past stage of life or daydreaming about a hypothetical future. While contemplating the past and future are not necessarily wrong, it’s easy to substitute them for
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At Intellectual Takeout, we strive to offer not only commentary on current events but also tangible advice for engaging with our increasingly chaotic world. That’s why we’re proud to present this ongoing series of literature recommendations. Whether you’re reading the more challenging books to a 6-year-old or handing all these tomes off to a 12-year-old,
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At the end of a long day, many of us unwind by kicking back to an entertaining television show or movie. However, because much of this media today is overt propaganda, choosing a show or movie to watch has become quite the challenge. Anything that isn’t obnoxiously propagandistic has become a welcome alternative. But this
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