Julianne Keeps ‘Sexy’ PG-Rated
Her name is Julianne Hough. That's pronounced huff, as in "huff 'n' puff and blow your house down." And boy, is that storybook imagery fitting. In fact, big bad wolves can just slink away in shame right now. Be...
Going Ape Over Human Rights
Here’s a headline that caught my eye a couple of days agp: Great Apes Should Have Human Rights, Say Spanish MPs.My immediate reaction was to double-check the calendar. You know, if it were April 1, I coul...
Generations Clash Among Black Constituents
From the story: "The Rev. Jesse Jackson's offhand insult of Barack Obama last week has exposed a heated debate over whether Obama's groundbreaking presidential campaign--and his repeated challenge to the black ...
‘WALL-E’ & Adam Smith
From the story: "Some conservatives have dismissed WALL-E as a crude critique of business and capitalism. This is only true if capitalism is identical to boundless consumerism--a conviction that Adam Smith did ...
I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Replacing Souvenir Religion wth Authentic Spiritual Passion
I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Replacing Souvenir Religion with Authentic Spiritual PassionVince AntonucciBaker Books, 2008, 208 pp., $12.99,www.bakerbooks.comAfter meeting Christ ...
Who Stole My Church? What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century
Who Stole My Church? What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st CenturyGordon MacDonaldThomas Nelson Publishers, 2007, 272 pp., $21.99, www.thomasnelson.comMoving from resisting change to rei...
Half-Life Die Already: How I Died and Lived to Tell About It
Half-Life Die Already: How I Died and Lived to Tell About ItMark SteeleDavid C. Cook, 2008, 280 pp., $13.99,www.davidccook.comThe main theme of Half-Life Die Already is that the route to real living is dying ...
Identifying Intergenerational Leaders
Many times when intergenerational youth ministry is considered, what we really are asking is, Where can I get some adults to run small groups, teach a particular class, etc?We need to make this as relatively ea...
Tapping into Retiring Boomer Professionals
To put it mildly, the retiring professionals of today aren’t fulfilling Beatle Paul McCartney’s picture of the 64-year-old. We’re a different kind of graying generation. Walk by any clubhouse ...
Vacation from Meds Makes for Hyper Campers
Sunscreen and stamps are a must, and granola bars are always appreciated. But when it comes to packing up their kids for camp, many parents are leaving the prescription drugs at home. For the 2.5 million kids m...