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Applying the Gospel to Parenting

Posted by By Randy Newman January 23, 2013Posted inThoughtful Living7 Comments
I’ve reached the age when discussions of family move quickly to updates about our grown, adult sons. People my age compare stories of “having survived” our children’s adolescences and we…
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The Pleasures of Reading

Posted by By Randy Newman July 24, 2012Posted inThoughtful Living1 Comment
For thoughtful Christians, reading comes close to breathing on the priority list. And reading about reading sounds like a double portion of dessert. Thus, I was delighted to pick up…
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Mystical Prayer vs. Biblical Prayer

Posted by By Randy Newman July 16, 2012Posted inEvangelism, Thoughtful Living2 Comments
I recently read an interview of a Christian leader that included this interchange: Interviewer: “When you pray, what do you say to God?” Christian leader: “I don’t say anything. I…
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Talking to Yourself

Posted by By Randy Newman June 18, 2012Posted inThoughtful LivingNo Comments
Talking to yourself is not always crazy. In fact, quite often it is downright essential for mental health. Becoming fluent in positive, healthy, truthful, Scripture-saturated internal dialogue should be a…
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The Problems (plural) of Pain

Posted by By Randy Newman June 12, 2012Posted inThoughtful LivingNo Comments
C.S. Lewis wrote The Problem of Pain, seeming to narrow his investigation to a single entity – “the” problem. It’s an excellent book that addresses the philosophical issue of suffering…
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Facebook and Loneliness

Posted by By Randy Newman May 29, 2012Posted inOther, Recommended Reading, Thoughtful LivingNo Comments
The Atlantic Monthly has run a provocative cover story entitled “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” by Stephen Marche, a novelist and columnist. Perhaps their success with a former article, “Is…
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Talking Points About Gay Marriage

Posted by By Randy Newman May 14, 2012Posted inOther, Thoughtful Living5 Comments
The president has come out in favor of gay marriage. What should we say about that? Others have offered helpful insight about how to think about homosexuality, how it fits…
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April is National Poetry Month

Posted by By Randy Newman April 23, 2012Posted inOther, Thoughtful LivingNo Comments
That's not the best title for a blog, is it? I wonder how many people might see the title and click away to a different website because they're "just not…
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Technologies: New and Old

Posted by By Randy Newman April 17, 2012Posted inThoughtful Living2 Comments
I recently heard someone my age (I’m 56) bemoaning the loss of the ability to reason by people my kids’ ages (they’re in their 20s). “The younger generation can’t reason…
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The Rise of the “Nones”

Posted by By Randy Newman April 5, 2012Posted inEvangelism, Interesting People, Thoughtful Living1 Comment
Time magazine’s March 12th cover story, 10 Ideas that are Changing Your Life, includes the news that “the fastest-growing religious group in the U.S. is the category of people who…
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