Culture
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Dear Wall Street Protestors,
I don’t know what it’s like to be you, but I do understand the warm feeling surging inside that comes from knowing you are a part of something bigger than yourself. I can relate to the pride in knowing that you are finally standing up to face “the man,” a David throwing stones at Goliath’s Continue reading
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“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”- The Legacy of Steve Jobs
One of the greatest innovators of our time passed away last night. Steve Jobs was more then just a business man or computer nerd, he has changed the way we do life through the creative technology that has in many ways defined our culture. When I heard the news last night, I thought of the Continue reading
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How To Remember Well- Thoughts on 9-11 & Fear Vs. Hope
Ten years ago I sat in Junior English class and heard that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. To be honest, I vaguely knew what the World Trade Center was. At sixteen, I wasn’t really into New York architecture. I knew about the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, but Continue reading
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The Relevant Generation
(I wrote this essay two years ago and revised it to fit on my blog.) This is the relevant generation. We’ve been over-churched and hurt and jaded. We’ve been burnt out, but we’ve realized that it was people, not God. The worst insult is to be called “a pharisee” or to be fake. Religion is Continue reading
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Starving For Grace
We live in a world where gracelessness is the fuel that runs this machine called society. “At least they got what they deserved.” “We’ll teach them a lesson.” “Nothing is free.” “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” “God helps those who help themselves.” It is a very human attitude. We Continue reading
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Sentimental Schnitzel
Sometimes I feel like I am an “old soul.” Perhaps everyone has felt like that from time to time, especially those too self-aware for their own good. I long for more simple days. As many people do, I wonder what it would be like to live in the world without technology. Recently I went to Continue reading
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Jesus wants you to change the world…politically?
In honor of election day, I am re-posting bits of a blog I wrote right after the news that Obama won the election, intertwined with some of my current thoughts. I hold to my stance that if we really want change in the world, we need to focus on the Kingdom of God, not what Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 