Culture

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What Should Christians Make of Secular Music?

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It is the first lesson we learn as Christians: we live in a fallen world that is full of sin. It is therefore no surprise that popular culture is full of books, music, and movies that contradict the Bible’s standards.
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Is Dressing Modestly Overrated?

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I’ve always felt uneasy about the topic of modesty. Growing up in church, I heard many different rules and principles about modesty. However, I often had difficulty accepting some of them—something I know other Christian girls have dealt with as well.
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Why I Went on a Social Media Fast

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About two years ago, I decided to delete or deactivate most of my social media accounts for a while.
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Why I Said No to Clubbing

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Growing up in a Christian family, I was the typical good girl. I was obedient and submissive. When I was younger, I made all my choices and decisions based on the nodding (or shaking) of my parents’ heads. So, as you would imagine, even my fashion choices were wholly based on my mother’s style.
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My Fight Against FOMO

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Do you have FOMO? I first heard this acronym in my church last October, when a university student shared about her struggle to manage her time after entering university; she had to balance her studies, church activities, social activities, and quiet time with God.
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What Would Jesus Post?

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Most millennials (myself included) take immense pride in sharing their daily lives on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram to display or articulate who they are and what they stand for.
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The Day My Instagram Account Was Stolen

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A couple of days ago, I woke up to a dozen or so messages on my phone telling me, in essence, that my Instagram account had been hacked. Apparently, after I went to bed the night before, my account had been taken over by an unknown person who proceeded to upload photos in my name.
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New Year Resolution: To Stick To My Resolutions

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Every year, I make the same resolutions, and every year, I fail to carry them out. So my resolution for 2016 is: stick to my resolutions. Nonetheless, my failure to abide by my resolutions has not stopped me from saying this prayer this year.
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A Letter to All Believers: We are “intolerant”

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Dear friends, You may not like hear this, but I have to inform you that we, believers in Christ, are a group of intolerant people.