Monthly Archives: September 2007
On Spanglish, and Other Movies I Only Watch Because I’m Married
The title should clue you in as to why I would blog about a touchy-feely chick-flick like Spanglish. I have to admit that I was not exactly losing sleep in anticipation of watching this one. However, a certain Mrs. Strachan … Continue reading
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On Spanglish, and Other Movies I Only Watch Because I’m Married
The title should clue you in as to why I would blog about a touchy-feely chick-flick like Spanglish. I have to admit that I was not exactly losing sleep in anticipation of watching this one. However, a certain Mrs. Strachan … Continue reading
Filed under Adam Sandler, dads, fatherhood, manhood, masculinity, Spanglish, Tea Leoni
On Spanglish, and Other Movies I Only Watch Because I’m Married
The title should clue you in as to why I would blog about a touchy-feely chick-flick like Spanglish. I have to admit that I was not exactly losing sleep in anticipation of watching this one. However, a certain Mrs. Strachan … Continue reading
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The Gospel Growth Conference
I’ve mentioned this once before on this blog, but I want to do so again. Matthias Media and 9Marks Ministries are hosting the “Gospel Growth” conference in about a month’s time. If you are interested in going, all you need … Continue reading
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Is Social Conformity a Personal Evil?
This is a hard question to wrestle with. It’s one of the main questions I attempt to think through on this blog. How much should we conform to society, and how much should we make our own hay? There are … Continue reading
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Do the Clothes Make the Man: The Formality-Informality Debate
I appreciated very much Ben’s kind words and his comment from yesterday about seeing very dressed up people living disastrous lives. This is certainly the case for many people in our world. The clothes–and beyond this, one’s outward appearance–often do … Continue reading
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Cargoes, Sweat Pants, and the Lost Path to Maturity
I recently read through Diana West’s new book The Death of the Grownup. I highly recommend it and found it quite stimulating. One of West’s purposes in writing is to highlight the immaturity of the younger (and older) generation. According … Continue reading
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The Final T4G Ad: Dever as 70s Hipster
Here is the fourth and final “ad” for T4G 2008. This is a picture of a young Mark Dever. It’s a good picture. I must say, he was a pretty cool guy back in the day. As the ad implies, … Continue reading
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How a Man Decides His Way
Writing you from beautiful Wake Forest, NC, as I’m on the road and have had little computer access, I want to give a few more thoughts on how a man decides his way in the world. The criteria I posed … Continue reading
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How Does a Man Choose His Way in Life?
This question came up in my brief series on manhood last week: is it wrong for a responsible man to be a toymaker? Asked anonymously, this question prompted much thought on my part over the weekend. I won’t yet answer … Continue reading
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