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Jeff Minick

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  • Why Fairy Tales Aren’t Just for Kids

    Why Fairy Tales Aren’t Just for Kids9

    “Children must hear nothing but the vital truth, so far as we can give it [to] them,” G.K. Chesterton wrote over a century ago. “I say the vital truth: it is found mostly in fairy-tales…” Recently, I watched two movies back-to-back: Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella (2015) and Jon Turteltaub’s romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping (1995).

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  • This Thanksgiving, Let’s Set a Place for Gladness

    This Thanksgiving, Let’s Set a Place for Gladness3

    About 18 months ago, I was reading for review Rachel Hollis’s self-help book Didn’t See That Coming: Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart. At one point, Hollis is talking to her friend Greg and apologizes for sounding “a bit like Pollyanna.” Greg asks if she’s read Pollyanna. When Hollis says no, Greg

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  • There Are Too Many Saviors on My Cross

    There Are Too Many Saviors on My Cross10

    This article’s title derives from a poem published 50 years ago by actor and film star Richard Harris. Written in free verse, and recorded and released as a record in the days when vinyl was king, Harris’s poem was a cry for peace in Northern Ireland, a land plagued by political and religious violence between

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  • Screen Zombies: Is There One Living in Your House?

    Screen Zombies: Is There One Living in Your House?2

    The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has released the scores for this year’s reading and math evaluations. And it’s not flattering. The Nation’s Report Card revealed that math scores for fourth-graders fell five points since 2019, while those for eighth-graders tumbled eight points. This is the steepest decline since testing began over 30 years

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