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Dockers
Dockers is telling men to put on the pants. Paul shares their “man-ifesto.”


Top 10 Cultural Moments
If this is culture, I start to have more sympathy for those Christians who are always talking about redeeming culture.


Uncle Jay Explains
I enjoyed this week’s episode of Uncle Jay Explains. This guy’s got a great sense of humor…


He Had Faith in His Job
This is kind of sad: ” A reporter’s work covering church sex scandals, religious tycoons and healers tests his beliefs — and triggers a revelation.”


Charity: Who Cares?
Mint.com shares some statistics about one thing Americans do very well–give money to charity.


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  • How to Evangelize and Disciple in a “Live Your Truth” World

    Our culture lacks any coherent, unifying worldview. We’ve moved on from post-truth postmodernism to “Live your truth” metamodernism, where good vibes matter more than consistent ideas. In this world, few see the conflict between “trans-affirming” and “pro-woman.” And the same person using mushrooms to aid spiritual “connection” tells us to “trust the science” about human…

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    A Simple Way To Ensure You Use AI Well (And Not Poorly) 

    Every new technology introduces both benefits and drawbacks to its users and to the wider culture. The world being what it is, there are always plusses and minuses, so that even as a new tech gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. We are quickly learning that Artificial Intelligence is no exception…