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My church discourages me from pursuing the Arts

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

I would like to become a great hip-hop dancer and also act commercially in movies as well as participate in beauty pageants, but my pentecostal community which happens to be absolutely conservative discourages me a lot… help me out in … Continue reading →

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Question Tuesday: Healthful Boundaries with the Weight Loss Culture

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Every Tuesday we gather at Speak What We Feel to ruminate together over questions about life both serious and silly to grow together in understanding and perspective of one another and of our world at large. Today’s question: We are … Continue reading →

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Question Tuesday: Why Does Imagination Matter?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Or more to the point, Why does imagination matter to the Christian way of life? How do we use our imaginations virtuously as opposed to viciously? See also my most recent post over at Thinking through Christianity: “The Theological Importance … Continue reading →

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Uncomfortable Hospitality

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Dear Renea, I have relatives/friends who are in a live-in relationship & would like to visit me & stay at my home. I was raised with strong Christian values & know this kind of relationship is wrong. Do I accommodate … Continue reading →

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