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Fast, Efficient, and Furious — Is This U.S. Culture?
Speed and efficiency, while they have their places, tend to take up too much space in U.S. culture and thinking. When we focus on wisdom as opposed to production, we’re willing to slow down and take the time we need to grow into the people we were created to be. Continue reading
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Tagged efficiency, fast, joy, novel, reading, satisfaction, U.S.
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Choose Wisely Who Influences You
I remember the first time I ran into the word, “Influencers.” Something about it provoked a reaction of distaste, this idea that some complete stranger expected to shape the minds, beliefs, development, and character of others simply because they spoke … Continue reading
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Tagged honest, influencer, question, read, reading, think
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Mind Control: The More You Read and Question, the Less It Happens
It’s easier to sit through a mindless movie than slog through a bad book. After all, most movies and TV shows demand little active brain involvement, so it’s possible (desirable, actually, from the perspective of the Media Myth Makers) to … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, book, media, movie, myth, read, reading, think
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Why It’s Important for Christians to READ
Our little library is literally just that — quite little — but it has a generous attitude toward ordering inter-library loan books for patrons, and our family must use up a good portion of their budget each year. We read … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, book, Christian, education, reading, TV
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The Dumbing Down of America Marches on
I have a friend who worked for the medical publication industry — which creates articles and circulars that enjoin: “Get your flu shot and eat those veggies!” Years ago, she explained, this written material was created at various reading levels, … Continue reading
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Tagged BeliefNet, Christianity, dumbing down, medical publication, reading, reading levels
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The Hostess Twinkie Reading Plan
When I was growing up, I heard the mantra, “You are what you eat!” all the time. It’s not said so much these days, which is ironic since much of what we eat is grown with pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides; … Continue reading
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What “Should” Your Child Be Reading?
I grew up in a household of books, and given that there were five kids and two parents with widely divergent interests — from molecular biology to Bobby Sherman, the singing heartthrob — there was no end of variety. As … Continue reading
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The Multi-tasking Norwegian
Given that the Norwegian Artist, however, is one of the sanest people I know, his digital reading habits in conjunction with the wielding of his brushes apparently don’t mess with his brain as much as living in constant contact with me.
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Tagged Agatha Christie, art, audio books, birds, blogging, books, CD, culture, current events, daily life, digital, dollar store, entertainment, family, humor, hymns, Italian, jazz, job, life, lifestyle, marriage, middle age, motherhood, multi-tasking, music, Norwegian, painting, personal, reading, relationships, work, writing
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Reading the Last Page of the Book Is Not a Crime
For some reason, many self-professed deep thinking intellectuals define reality as unmitigated desolation, despondency, and despair, broken up here and there by the occasional smile, sunny day, or successful birthday party. Continue reading
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