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  • Yet Another Reason to Study History

    Yet Another Reason to Study History0

    The British author Hilaire Belloc once noted that “men are always powerfully affected by the immediate past—one might say that they are blinded by it.” When confronted with change, most people evaluate it based upon a very limited understanding of what’s considered normal. Our modern age, obsessed with diagnosis, has apparently come up with a

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  • Yesterday, This is How Many Christians Began Preparing for Christmas

    Yesterday, This is How Many Christians Began Preparing for Christmas0

    In the media and conversation, I’m sure you’ve already endured the now-tedious discussions about the “War on Christmas” and about being exposed to holiday decorations and music too early.     What you probably didn’t hear about is that yesterday, many Christians began quietly preparing for Christmas in their own way — by fasting.   

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  • Yes, What You Wear to Church Does Matter

    Yes, What You Wear to Church Does Matter0

    “Does your mom let you wear jeans to church?” So spoke a family friend who was babysitting me and my siblings many years ago when our parents were away for the weekend. I had come downstairs that Sunday morning wearing jeans, a sweater, and a scarf. “Yes,” I said without hesitation. I thought her question

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  • Yes, We’re Getting Dumber. But Why?

    Yes, We’re Getting Dumber. But Why?0

    This morning brought the news that long time economist Thomas Sowell is retiring from his position as a syndicated columnist. Curious, I flipped through an archive of his many columns and stumbled on one entitled Education: Then and Now, written in early 2006. One paragraph in particular caught my eye. Like many of the older

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  • Yes, We Need Standardized Tests

    Yes, We Need Standardized Tests0

    While nobody really likes standardized tests, they do serve a purpose. That’s why calls to do away with them, particularly by teachers union lobbyists, should be met with skepticism. In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, “The Legislature has made a raft of changes to public school testing in recent years, including eliminating high school

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  • Yes, We Have Ruined Childhood. But There’s Hope for Restoration.

    Yes, We Have Ruined Childhood. But There’s Hope for Restoration.0

    Over the weekend the New York Times published an article entitled, “We Have Ruined Childhood.” Author Kim Brooks states her premise bluntly: “To put it simply, our kids are not O.K.” Many of us would agree. We see it in the young faces around us and we read about it in the rising suicide rates

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