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  • Are We Entering an Age of Decay as Birth Rates Fall?

    Are We Entering an Age of Decay as Birth Rates Fall?2

    Most countries – even in the developing world – are entering an era of ageing and population decline. With fewer and fewer babies and more and more elderly, what does the future look like? According to Shamil Ismail, a South African investment analysist, it looks very grim. In his book The Age of Decay: How Aging

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  • Are We Dressing to the Lowest Common Denominator?

    Are We Dressing to the Lowest Common Denominator?37

    A while back, a married couple asked for the time of the morning service at my church, promising to show up the following Sunday. They did, and enjoyed the service, but an observation by the wife surprised me. “Everyone’s dressed up,” was the essence of her comment. Even the ladies, she noticed, were wearing skirts

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  • Are We Discouraging Parenting?

    Are We Discouraging Parenting?0

    • September 18, 2015

    Do you know children who are being raised by their grandparents – or were you even one yourself? According to Time, roughly 2.7 million U.S. grandparents are raising their grandchildren, a number that has risen in the last 20 years. What’s driving the increase in custodial grandparents? “Addiction and incarceration rates, child abuse and neglect,

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  • Are We Discouraging Mothers from Their Most Important Work?

    Are We Discouraging Mothers from Their Most Important Work?0

    Late last year, Pew Research came out with a report on the state of two-income families. One of the most striking observations was the fact that a high percentage of full-time working mothers say they feel rushed and believe they are not spending adequate time with their children. Ninety percent of full-time working mothers say

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  • Are We Destroying Creativity by Overmedicating Kids?

    Are We Destroying Creativity by Overmedicating Kids?0

    In recent years, ADHD diagnoses for American children have risen rapidly, particularly for boys. In fact, in the eight-year time span between 2003 and 2011, the percentage of male ADHD diagnoses increased from 11 to 15 percent. But is ADHD always a bad thing? Author and entrepreneur Peter Shankman suggests it’s not. Having been diagnosed

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  • Are we creating Men without Chests?

    Are we creating Men without Chests?0

    Much can be said and has been said about modern education. The catchphrase that seems to capture it best is ‘college and career ready’. But what does that even mean? What does it mean to be prepared? As we watch college students now requiring safe spaces and therapy due to partiers wearing sombreros or a

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