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Christians: It’s Time to Read Grown-up Books
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Carolyn Henderson
I read very few designated “Christian” books. As a lover of thoughtful, well-written literature, I read for entertainment as well as for enlightenment, and find fiction to be a sublime means of conveying truth. It’s no accident that Jesus used stories to teach: good stories, told by a master, captivate the audience, and leave them…
This Article Really Isn’t about Sex
By
Carolyn Henderson
Let’s talk about sex! Oh, don’t shudder, or salivate, depending upon how the word — and the concept — affect you. Sex is a gift God gave us, and we’ve obviously used it, given the 7 billion of us wandering around on the planet. Like any good thing, sex can be, and is, misused. To say…
We’re Not All Extroverts — and Introverts Aren’t Abnormal
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Carolyn Henderson
We live in a society fascinated by psychology, and every week there’s a new mental aberration to add to the list, buy medication for, and wonder if we have. And while actual diseases and issues exist, there are undeniably natural aspects of being a human being that for some reason — money always comes to…
Nasty, Biting — Unintentional — Things We Say
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Carolyn Henderson
Want to make a positive change in your world, today? It’s fast, it’s easy — okay, so it’s not necessarily socially convivial — but it involves nothing more than saying a simple sentence, along the lines of, “Wow. That was an insensitive, hurtful comment. My mother always taught me not to make pointed statements about…
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