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God’s Final Answer
When Regis Philbin launched “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in the U.S. in 1999, he popularized a question I’ve always found intriguing. Whenever a contestant gave their response to…
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Getting Beyond a Daisy-Petal Faith
In college I had a friend named Keith who came from a very legalistic church background. He believed you could become so “sanctified” that you’d never sin again—but if you…
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Misleading Signs of God’s Favor
Not long ago, I experienced a stretch of several months when everything seemed to go right for me. Although I’m now embarrassed to admit it, these events caused me to…
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You & Me and Our Crazy Family Tree
Christmas is a special time for families—but that doesn’t mean it’s always an easy time. Gathering with relatives over the holidays can either be pleasant or painful, magical or mayhem.…
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Getting Rid of Your Scarlet Letters
Of all the novels I read in high school and college, perhaps the one that impacted me the most was Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous novel, The Scarlet Letter. Set in 17th-century…
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Could We Really Have It ALL?
British pop singer Adele has an intriguing line in her hit song, “Rolling in the Deep.” You’ve no doubt heard it blare from a restaurant or department store sound system…