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Yoga and Christian Distinctiveness; How Should We Live?

Revelife recently featured a blog that addressed the Hindu origins of yoga and how those origins may be problematic for Christians. Left unsaid, the issue of practicing yoga is problematic for Christians because they, li…
In Modern Society, Forgiveness is Irrelevant

I don’t know about the US of A, but here in the UK we have passed a time when people grew up with broadly Christian morals and values by at least two generations. Now we live in a generation of people who do what t…
Why My Catholic Grad School is more Challenging than Public Schools

I have gone to public schools all my life. Yes, that includes elementary, high school and college undergrad. I was fed a steady diet of Roe v. Wade is a civil rights landmark, and "I will not tolerate intolerance" was a…
How To Be Secular In A Secular Age

I am beginning to work on Charles Taylor's A Secular Age. I say 'work' very intentionally because this is a monumental work that will probably be remembered as Taylor's magnum opus. It developed out of his 2007 Gifford…
Sororities, Fraternities and Secret Societies: Should Christians Pledge Their Allegiance?

The secret societies of fraternities and sororities have always fascinated me. If I had known more about them in high school, I probably would've pledged in college. Belonging to a sect of people with similar views and o…
Do You Listen to Secular Music?

Listening to secular music has always been a topic of interest and debate within the Christian community. Some fundamentalists would argue that secular music should be abstained from and one should only listen to mus…
Harvard University Has a Crisis of Faith

By Sean at The Mockingbird Blog I read this article on Newsweek.com this morning and thought it was worth sharing. There is a debate on Harvard's campus over whether or not the school should require undergrad student…
Who Says Happy Holidays Isn't Christian?

I have a pet peeve: "Happy Holidays isn't Christian." Especially grinding on this pet peeve was the song "Christmas with a Capital C" that came out a few years ago. "Christmas With A Capital 'C'" from Go Fish is one o…
Sexual Purity and Its Misconceptions

Chris is a committed believer, has “kissed dating goodbye,” and believes in saving sex until marriage. He also has a normal sex drive which means that he thinks about sex every seven seconds. Then he meets Christina…
Music and the Secular-Sacred Divide

It used to be that there was a rather thick black line between what music was inherently Christian, or "sacred”, and what was considered worldly, or "secular”. I remember it vividly. I realized it the day that my frien…