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“And They Lived Happily Ever After”

I have a pet peeve about the love stories in many popular movies and novels. We could call it the and-they-lived-happily-ever-after complex. For classic fairy tales, “And they lived happily ever after” is the most popular ending. Here’s the pattern:

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Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships

If You Think You’re Going to Hell, Please Read This First

Do any of these sound familiar? Every Sunday the preacher shouted from the pulpit that you’re a terrible sinner. God is angry at you. Because of God’s wrath, you’re going to burn in hell for all eternity. Your parents drilled

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Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Good News of Great Joy

At Christmastime, Christians celebrate the greatest event that has ever taken place—the greatest event that ever will take place. It is not a victory in war. It is not a world championship in sports. It is not a triumph of

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Posted in All About God

Viktor Frankl on Meaning through Relationship: It’s All About Love and Understanding

In the second part of Man’s Search for Meaning, psychiatrist and holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl lists three different ways we can find meaning in life: By creating a work or doing a deed By experiencing something or encountering someone By

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Posted in Science Philosophy and History, Sex Marriage Relationships, Spiritual Growth

Can Communication and Confrontation be Spiritual?

Confrontation: Handle With Care “I hate you!” “I hate you too!” Ouch! Too many of our “conversations” turn into confrontations, and then degenerate into shouting matches. After it’s all over, neither side feels very good. These battles can be bruising—and

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Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships, Spiritual Growth

Tobias Bass and the Far-Reaching Power of Childhood Love

Tobias Bass had a problem. He wanted to run a 5K race with his older brother Titus, and he didn’t see how he could do it. You see, Titus has cerebral palsy. He can’t walk. And the boys’ single mom,

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Posted in Current Events

The Cain and Abel Story: Does God Play Favorites?

A reader named Sue posed this spiritual conundrum: The Cain and Abel story in the Bible is the first example of murder. I don’t condone murder, but I’ve often found myself feeling sorry for Cain and upset with God over

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Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

How to Know if Mr. or Ms. Right is Right for You: Pointers from Gloria and Emilio Estefan

You’ve been in a relationship and are considering taking the next step into marriage with your partner. How can you have confidence that your marriage will not become a statistic like so many others that started with wonderful excitement, promise,

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Posted in Popular Culture, Sex Marriage Relationships

Antoinette Tuff and the Averted School Shooting: God’s Love in Action

Last week, on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Michael Brandon Hill, 20, walked into an elementary school armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition. The elementary school was the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur,

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Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth

Containers for God

This article is a sequel to the previous one, “Wavicles of Love.” If God is infinite, how can there be room for anything else? Wouldn’t everything just be a part of God? If God is infinite and therefore is present

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Posted in Science Philosophy and History
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