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Tim Keller on the Rats in the Cellar

Pastor Timothy Keller paraphrases an analogy originally used by C.S. Lewis (in his book Mere Christianity) to demonstrate the nature of sin in our hearts. ...


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Rest Home Bullies Show You Never Outgrow Human Nature.

An article in The New York Times (titled "Mean Girls in the Retirement Home") offered a window into a neglected corner of an even more neglected ...


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Bill Murray on Being 'Ugly' Inside

Comic genius Bill Murray's made his mark on film from SNL and Groundhog Day, to quirky Wes Anderson flicks. But Murray, one of the most recognizable ...


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Actor Bill Murray: 'We're not that Wonderful'

In a 2014 interview, the actor Bill Murray was asked about his then current eligible bachelor status. (Murray went through a painful divorce in 2009.) ...


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Research on the Harm of 'Small Cheaters'

Researcher Dan Ariely did a massive study to try and understand why some people lie, cheat, and steal. Ariely and his team went to college campuses and ...


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The Tennis Star Who Hated Tennis

When Andre Agassi's memoir came out, the key revelation of the book was this: Andre Agassi—a former number one ranked player in the world, winner ...


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Burglar Leaves Trail of Cheetos

"Be sure your sin will find you out," Numbers 32:23 tells us. But in the case of this story, we could also say "Be sure your Cheetos will ...


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World War II Soldier Sees 'The Beast Within'

In his book Vanishing Grace, Philip Yancey shares a story about a World War II veteran, currently serving as a pastor, who had participated in the liberation ...


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Experiment Shows How the Law Leads to Sin

Robert Cialdini, a researcher and an expert on the theory of persuasion, conducted an experiment at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The ...


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Oldest Human Corpse Was a Murder Victim

In 1991 two hikers in the Italian Alps stumbled upon a 5,300-year-old corpse that would later be dubbed "Ötzi the Iceman." Preserved for ...


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