Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

Loving Enemies of the Cross

Reading through the headlines this weekend, my eyes were fixed on one in particular.  The headline “Arab Spring Run Amok: ‘Brotherhood’ Starts Crucifixions” conjures all kinds of images for the 21st century believer. To be sure, the targets of crucifixion in Egypt are not, at least at the start, Christian

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Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

Olympic Legacy

I admit it.  I have always been fascinated by the Olympics and the men and women who focus their best years on the singular goal of medaling in the Games.  I keep up with the athletes and the storylines, and Olympic events are just about the only thing on our

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Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

Ultraviolence

Even before the events in Aurora, Colorado, I wasn’t planning on taking my middle school boys to see The Dark Knight Rises.  I have never enjoyed the dark direction taken by the Batman franchise…it just seemed over-serious, mean-spirited and cruelly-pointless to me. That’s been true almost since the launch of the

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Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

Palm R.I.P.

Today marks the official end of my Palm lifestyle.  I know I shouldn’t feel this much nostalgia for a mobile phone, but, somehow, it’s not that easy.  I suppose we form a kind of emotional connection with our technology.  We shouldn’t, but we do.  People who love Macs or iPhones

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