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It Takes a Certain Kind of Village to Raise the Spirits of a Parent
- Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized
- July 24, 2025
For most of the history of the West, justice has been defined as, “To give each his due.” Unfortunately, we have lost that understanding along the way. In its simplest form, to act with justice is to judge each person as an individual. Such thinking goes very much against modern thinking. We have been taught
READ MOREOver the years, I have encountered some well-meaning Christians consoling guilt-ridden family members or friends. Perhaps they abused their spouses, or hit the bottle too many times, or were sent to prison for dealing dope. Perhaps they betrayed a trust, abandoned the wife and kids, or embezzled money. Whatever the case, all too often I’ve
READ MORERight now, just as I’m writing these words, I’m coming off two hours of revelations that have left me reeling. The phrase mind-blowing is a gross understatement of what has shaken my world to the core. One cause of this interior earthquake is a poem, “What It Means to Be an American.” Here are the
READ MOREIn his 1989 farewell address, President Reagan asked the rhetorical question, “Are we doing a good enough job teaching our children what America is and what she represents in the long history of the world?” He followed up with the answer: Our spirit is back, but we haven’t reinstitutionalized it. We’ve got to do a better job
READ MORERepublicans today idolize Ronald Reagan more than any historic figure with the possible exception of Jesus. He is the gold standard of GOP politics, quoted on the stump by would-be lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels, wonks at policy centers, and Bible-toting evangelicals. In the Washington Post on Monday, on what would have
READ MOREIf you are a parent or a teacher, you most probably read stories to young children. Together, you laugh and point at the pictures. You engage them with a few simple questions. And they respond. So what happens to children when they participate in shared reading? Does it make a difference to their learning? If
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