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  • Do Christians Focus On Sexual Sin Too Much?

    Do Christians Focus On Sexual Sin Too Much?2

    • April 28, 2016

    The idea of sexual sin is deeply rooted in the Bible and Christian theology. I think few argue that adultery and fornication are, shall we say, strongly frowned upon in Scripture. We hear about it a lot, in churches, media, and daily conversations.   One could argue that a casual non-Christian observer could even be

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  • Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?

    Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?0

    It’s frequently said that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. One can even find this statement in official documents of various Christian churches and denominations. For instance, in the Second Vatican Council document Nostra Aetate, the Roman Catholic Church writes: “The Church regards with esteem also the Moslems. They adore the one God, living

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  • Do Children Really Need ‘More Rigorous’ Pre-Schools?

    Do Children Really Need ‘More Rigorous’ Pre-Schools?0

    My grandmother taught kindergarten. In the ‘40s, before her own baby boomer children arrived, she spent weekday mornings singing ABCs and writing 123s with neighborhood children in the living room of her small suburban home. Kindergarten back then was very different from today. For one, it was fun. For another, it was part-time and low-key.

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  • Do Children Learn to Read Better From Their Parents?

    Do Children Learn to Read Better From Their Parents?0

    While paging through The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading, I came across a fascinating little story from author Jessie Wise’s personal experience: “I was adopted by an elderly couple who had been educated in an isolated, rural one-room schoolhouse. By her eighth and final year of school, Meme had studied algebra, Latin, and the

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  • Do Black Lives Matter in the White Elite’s Civil War?

    Do Black Lives Matter in the White Elite’s Civil War?0

    Sasha Johnson, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist, tweeted the last day of 2020 her highest hope as a black nationalist: “The white man will not be our equal but our slave. History is changing. No peace without justice.” I kept this statement in mind as I looked at USA Today and our look-alike local

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  • Do Barn Weddings Diminish the Solemnity of Marriage?

    Do Barn Weddings Diminish the Solemnity of Marriage?1

    A headline in The Atlantic caught my eye the other day. “Why is Everybody Getting Married in a Barn?” the article asked. I had to laugh, because I’m pretty sure I’ve had a similar question put to me at least once in the last year. Clearly there’s something of a trend going on, and if

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