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  • Christian Art Stinks Today. Why?

    Christian Art Stinks Today. Why?3

    I’ve long wondered why it is that modern Christians contribute so little art of merit to our culture. I’ll occasionally make this point to fellow Christians over cocktails when I feel naughty. Invariably, my thesis meets pushback. “What about Tolkien and Lewis,” they contend. “Oh, and Chesterton.” When it is pointed out they are citing

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  • Christ and the Nazi Officer

    Christ and the Nazi Officer0

    Christians, we often hear, are “so heavenly minded that they’re no earthly good.”  To be sure, there is some validity to this criticism. Plenty of Christians allow their faith in divine providence to override their responsibility to care for the world and for their neighbor. The way in which many Christians automatically dismiss all ecological concerns as

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  • Chores: The Secret to Childhood Happiness?

    Chores: The Secret to Childhood Happiness?0

    Over the weekend, New York Times author KJ Dell’Antonia penned an article on children and chores. Such a subject is nothing new and Dell’Antonia acknowledges this. The problem, she notes, is the fact that many parents know how helpful chores are for child well-being, but then avoid giving them. Instead, they make excuses, arguing that

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  • Chores: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Kids’ Character

    Chores: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Kids’ Character0

    Business Insider ran a list of 13 things parents can do to turn their child into a successful adult. The first item on the list was to make a child do chores. Given the fact that only 28 percent of parents require their children to do chores, it seems that we’re destined for a generation

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  • Chores Lead to Happy Children. So Why Do So Few Parents Require Them?

    Chores Lead to Happy Children. So Why Do So Few Parents Require Them?1

    Why do kids really need to do chores? The answer to that question was recently highlighted in an Uncommon Knowledge production with Peter Robinson and U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse. As Sasse implies, kids need chores in order to form the habits and strong work ethic which has been lost as people have moved away from

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  • Chores Build Self-Confidence and Crush Self-Esteem

    Chores Build Self-Confidence and Crush Self-Esteem0

    With mass homeschooling becoming the new norm starting early last year, one might easily assume that parents have by now adjusted to their new roles as teachers and work-from-home employees, in addition to their parenting responsibilities. That may be true for some, but I tend to think those people are in the minority. A piece

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