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happiness

The point is to become holy. Happiness comes later: Christianity Against Culture Part 2

September 25, 2015 by Randal

Imagine that the eager young campers arrive for their first day of summer camp. The campers believe they are at the camp to have fun. Unbeknownst to them, however, their parents have sent them there to remediate their behavior. You see, this camp deals with delinquent youths, and while it aims to offer fun, the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: culture, happiness, holiness

Bruno Mars on beauty and happiness: An exercise in taking vacuous pop lyrics seriously

September 27, 2013 by Randal

The other day I was doing some work when a song came on the radio. Since I’m blissfully unaware of the latest stars in pop music, I hadn’t previously heard of the artist (Bruno Mars) or the song (“Treasure”). It turns out that Mr. Mars is a popular artist these days. So now I’m in […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bruno Mars, happiness, pop culture

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