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The ‘new legalism’

The ‘new legalism’

Religion | How the push to be ‘radical’ and ‘missional’ discourages ordinary people in ordinary places from doing ordinary things to the glory of God

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/the_new_legalism]

The end of tackle football?

The end of tackle football?

Sports |  I have friends with sons under 7-years-old who have decided their boys will never play organized tackle football. For them, the risk of long-term brain damage…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/the_end_of_tackle_football]

Obama campaign sign hang on the window at Lechonera El Barrio Restaurant in Orlando, Fla.

Waning evangelical influence

Religion |  By most accounts, evangelicalism began with the influence of the Great Awakenings of the 18th century, which provided a set of social norms and values that…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/waning_evangelical_influence]

Mr. J. Medeiros

Hip-hop with a conscience

Music |  One of the things I learned from Francis Schaeffer was to celebrate truth and virtue wherever it is found. With so much of commercial hip-hop music promoting…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/hip_hop_with_a_conscience]

Tweeting for better grades

Tweeting for better grades

Education |  In a new study, “Twitteracy: Tweeting as a New Literary Practice,” co-author Christine Greenhow, a Michigan State professor, reports that students…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/tweeting_for_better_grades]

Raising super-Christians

Raising super-Christians

Parenting |  After teaching college for a few years I’ve realized two things: (1) how young adults sincerely want to make their parents proud, and (2) how parents…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/raising_super_christians]

President Barack Obama

Can a president really fix America?

Campaign 2012 |  Both conservative and progressive (liberal) churches seem to be anxious about the 2012 presidential election. The anxiety is so great that many pastors are…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/can_a_president_really_fix_america]

Andy Roddick waves to the crowd following his final match at the U.S. Open

A congratulations and an open apology to Andy Roddick

Sports |  At the beginning of this summer’s U.S. Open, 30-year-old Andy Roddick announced he was retiring. Admittedly, I had mixed feelings. It took me years to grow…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/a_congratulations_and_an_open_apology_to_andy_roddick]

Affirmative action for conservatives

Affirmative action for conservatives

Education |  Unless you believe that ever-expanding government programs and centrally planned economies are the solution to all of life's contingencies and social problems…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/09/affirmative_action_for_conservatives]

That's what friends are for

That's what friends are for

Faith & Inspiration |  For several years now two friends and I convene in South Florida for an annual time of sharing, lamenting, thankfulness, praise, challenge, rebuke,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2011/12/that_s_what_friends_are_for]

Christianity's non-European future

Christianity's non-European future

Religion |  If European cultural trends are a precursor to the future of Western culture, American Christians might find themselves discouraged. According to the Pew…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2011/12/christianity_s_non_european_future]

Common sense results

Common sense results

Health |  From time to time I like to survey new health studies to add to the long list of things to say "oops" to. I found three interesting studies from the past…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2011/12/common_sense_results]

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