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One of the greatest blessings in my life is two adorable little girls whom I get to call my goddaughters. But although I love being a godmother, I'm still figuring out the nature of the job. I look forward to the day when they're old enough for me to introduce them to my favorite books, take...

Anyone who lives in the Philadelphia area might want to check out this production next month. The subject matter is hard to beat, and having seen J. Mark McVey as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, I can vouch for his immense talent. If anyone here is able to go, let us know what you think! (Image cou...

A new BreakPoint column about young people and worldview, by John Stonestreet, executive director of Summit Ministries, contains some helpful insights that relate to the conversation Anne started yesterday. I often hear students describe their experience of Christianity in these terms: “I’ve bee...

It's been a while since any of us blogged about House. Unfortunately, the innuendo and the occasional gratuitousness (which Dave the Swede complained about in a comment that I now can't find) continue -- but so, intriguingly, does Dr. House's uneasy dance with the God he doesn't beli...

. . . So, sounds like I didn’t miss much. (Image © Reuters)...

The Style section in today's Washington Post devotes a lengthy article to people who commit to seeing every Oscar-nominated movie, which is kind of funny, as I would estimate that these people make up about 0.00001 percent of the U.S. population. Most of my evidence is anecdotal, but between the...

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Last night Greta Van Susteren ran part one of an interview with Bristol Palin -- the first interview that Gov. Sarah Palin's oldest daughter has given, if I'm not mistaken, and an interview she chose to do herself. It must take tremendous courage to go on the air and tell your story after be...