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  • Escape From the Twilight Zone: Let’s Bring Light Back to America

    Escape From the Twilight Zone: Let’s Bring Light Back to America6

    This machine leads to the shadowy tip of reality; open the screen and you’re on your way to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable… Take as long as you like on your journey. Your limits are only those of your mind and your tolerance for folly, ignorance, and corruption. Ladies and gentlemen,

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  • Meant for Evil, Used for Good

    Meant for Evil, Used for Good4

    Have you ever had a “Joseph moment”? I had one the other day. By Joseph, I’m referencing the biblical character—Abraham’s great-grandson—who was the second youngest of 12 brothers. Although favored by his father, he was hated by his brothers, who soon sold him as a slave to Egypt. (What a great family, huh?) While in

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  • 10 Chinese Proverbs for Everyday Life

    10 Chinese Proverbs for Everyday Life2

    Unexpectedly, my past few weeks of reading have revolved around specific topics: I’ve been reading a lot of war novels, for example, and I’ve been working through two books focusing on the country of China. One of my China-related books was Safely Home, a popular novel by Randy Alcorn exploring the purpose of life on

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  • In Mao’s China, They Even Monitored Talking in Your Sleep

    In Mao’s China, They Even Monitored Talking in Your Sleep1

    When the recently deceased Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot sang, “I heard you talking in your sleep… from your lips there came that secret I was not supposed to know,” he was talking about marital infidelity. Not long after Chairman Mao came to power in China, idealistic college students learned that political fidelity to Mao

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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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  • Want to Raise a Doctor or Lawyer? Don’t.

    Want to Raise a Doctor or Lawyer? Don’t.0

    Doctors and lawyers have long been synonymous with “success” in America. Legal and medical dramas cycle on our televisions 24/7, highlighting the allure of power, status, and excitement. More fundamentally, many parents of children considering a college major appreciate the employment security, professional respect, and financial stability that come with these professions. So it might

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