“The Minority Report” Articles

“Singing along to CCM felt like some weird existential experience–standing outside myself applauding my own deep seated faith and many spiritual victories.”

“… its important that we, as Christians, avoid turning absolutely every issue into a culture war of vast proportions. It just feels childish.”

“I don’t intend to start a campaign to redeem the phrase, but I do hope to make the most of my time today because Jesus is Lord–YOLO!”

“Our culture of helicopter parents and constant praise has the potential to produce a generation of young people who think much more highly of themselves than they ought and refuse to attempt catching their dreams for fear of failure.”

“If we would take the time to carefully consider such motivations, we might find that we share something in common with those who promote a more liberal approach to sex education.”

“… if you can develop a vision for your future that goes beyond yourself, you will find that the years getting better and better.”

“When FIC pastors and church leaders label youth ministry as “an unbiblical concept borrowed from humanistic philosophies,” they are fighting the wrong battle.”

“True religious persecution is not something that can be simulated . . .”

“So if you are one of the many people who hates Facebook, here is something worth considering: perhaps you are using it poorly.”

“. . . If we don’t ever force ourselves to put up our phones and be available to those around us, we may never be available to them”

“No matter how fastidiously we have instilled a healthy sense of self worth in our daughters, they are going to be tempted to show more skin than we are comfortable with.”

“If I were feeling spiteful, I could go flip through my small pool of Facebook friends and find dozens of white middle class teenagers and college students giving the finger or worse. If a decision to let someone take a picture of you doing something foolish is an indication of a person’s worth, we are all in grave danger.”