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  • Fatherhood Is What You Make It

    Fatherhood Is What You Make It0

    Only a dad with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race, Bringing little of gold or fame To show how well he has played the game; But glad in his heart that his own rejoice To see him come and to hear his voice. Only a dad but he gives his all To

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  • Faith of Our Father-Wounds

    Faith of Our Father-Wounds0

    Two of today’s top shows – “Invincible” and “The Boys” – happen to be superhero-themed, derived from graphic novels, and produced by Amazon studios. They also are both uncomfortably centered around various daddy issues, as the following look at each demonstrates. Invincible In this coming-of-age tale, Mark Grayson, son of Superman-type hero Omni-Man, is making

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  • Books Are Inconvenient – and That’s a Good Thing

    Books Are Inconvenient – and That’s a Good Thing0

    When I was a child, my parents built a library with 15-foot bookshelves, which, as it turned out, weren’t large enough to hold all my father’s books. His desk and armchair were surrounded by a forest of stacked volumes so that you had to navigate carefully to make it through the room. I caught his

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  • What Does the Government Know About UFOs?

    What Does the Government Know About UFOs?0

    I’ve been following the UFO beat for more than 10 years. But my interest in it probably didn’t start the same as it did for most people. For me, it started with listening to what a musician had to say on the subject. Tom DeLonge, best known as the frontman for Blink-182 and Angels &

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  • 10 Great Movies for an American Summer

    10 Great Movies for an American Summer0

    Spending leisure time outside during the summer should be Priority #1. Being outdoors, even for just a half an hour or so, is healthy for the body, soul, and mind. A walk after supper, a game of catch with the kids, gardening, a picnic in the park: all provide vitamins you don’t get from a

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  • The Modern Dating Crisis and the Paradox of Choice

    The Modern Dating Crisis and the Paradox of Choice0

    Young people today are experiencing a dating crisis. According to a February report by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS), only 31% of young adults are active daters (defined as going on at least one date per month). Three-quarters of women and two-thirds of men in the survey have dated only a few times or not at

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  • Stop Writing Your Own Wedding Vows

    Stop Writing Your Own Wedding Vows0

    In the months leading up to my marriage, I was regaled with a variety of online content about life as a fiancée as the tech overlords deduced I was about to wed. One common problem I observed during this period regarded the writing of wedding vows. My wedding occurred just before AI was used for

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  • What Makes Someone an American?

    What Makes Someone an American?0

    Who is an American? Is it merely someone with a precious blue passport or Social Security card? Is it merely someone who accepts the basic tenets of the Declaration of Independence or thinks the Constitution is neat? It’s true that the Constitution constitutes our nation’s government. It is also true that there is likely no

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  • Is Believing in God Worth It?

    Is Believing in God Worth It?0

    One of the most misunderstood “arguments” for the existence of God is popularly known as Pascal’s Wager. But Pascal’s Wager is not an argument for the existence of God at all. Instead, it’s an argument in favor of pursuing the questions of, and relationship with, God. Pascal’s Wager cannot act as a replacement for the

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