The battle for purity is a battle for dominion. And your body is the domain in the balance.
Domain
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What’d You Bring Me?
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Wait? Jesus wants me to learn from my kids about receiving?
Replay: Bait and Switch
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(Originally posted in March 2012. Enjoy!) It’s a form of fraud. A store offers a great item at a great price, but when you show up, that product is gone and you’re shown something “just as good” but at a higher price. If you recognize the scam, you turn on your heels and leave empty handed. There’s a spiritual version of bait and switch, too. And most people buy it hook, line, and sinker...
A Princess and “The Talk”
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For any parent, having the "sex talk" with their kids is notoriously uncomfortable. In our home, we don't.
Collision
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We’re not too comfortable, it seems, with being real—particularly about the most painful, or sinful, or out-of-control parts of our lives. What if we were?
Uncomfortable
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Do you ever feel uncomfortable being a Christian where you live, work, or play? I’ve just finished Ian Morgan Cron’s book, Chasing Francis.* In it, the main character observes: “Once you’ve been outed as a conservative Christian, [people] assume you’re a right-wing, self-satisfied fundamentalist with all the mental acuity of a houseplant.” I’ve felt this way sometimes. It tempts me to hide. 1...
