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What Is Advent and Why Does It Matter?0
Sunday, December 3 marks the beginning of Advent for 2023. But what exactly is Advent, and why does it matter? Advent comes from the Latin adventus, which means “coming.” In simple terms, Advent is the period on the church calendar directly preceding Christmas. Within the Christian worldview, Advent is a special time of preparation and
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High School Football or Day Care?3
Football season is almost over, but for the past couple months, middle school students who attended high school games in several Oklahoma cities have had to sit with their parents at all times. At some schools, even if they go to the bathroom, they must be accompanied by an adult. The Oklahoma schools’ rules were
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1 in Every 39 Americans Will Die of a Drug Overdose at Current Rate0
- Science
- December 1, 2023
Overview Despite the passage of state and federal laws that were supposed to reduce fatal drug overdoses, the annual U.S. drug overdose death rate has quintupled over recent decades: Over the most current year of available data, more than 110,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses, a rate of 33 per 100,000 population.
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Teaching Your Child to Read: The Gateway to All Learning1
- Family, Education, Featured, Literature
- December 1, 2023
When my husband and I decided we were going to homeschool, we puzzled over what might be his contribution. Our division of labor as a married couple included me as a stay-at-home mom and him as the primary breadwinner. Nevertheless, we wanted to find a way for him to be involved in the educational aspects
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Friday Comic: New Words!1
- Entertainment
- December 1, 2023
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Some Sunshine in This Early Winter: Good News Near and Far1
Every day brings another storm of bad news. More corruption in high places, all too often unpunished. Wars and rumors of wars. The ongoing failure of our large cities to protect their residents and of the federal government to protect our borders. Collapsing public education, collapsing morals, widespread ennui. Catastrophic declines in physical and mental
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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year – Authentic – Reflects Growing Concerns Over AI’s Ability to Deceive and Dehumanize0
When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was “authentic,” it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year. Even then, the dictionary publisher was late to the game. In a lexicographic form of Christmas creep, Collins English Dictionary announced its 2023 word of the year, “AI,” on
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The Selfishness of the World-Saving Antinatalists8
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy
- November 30, 2023
Have you encountered the antinatalists yet? This is a growing phenomenon in contemporary America, especially among the young. We might call them the “No Children Movement,” as they advocate a rejection of parenthood as a conscious political act, saying it is morally wrong to have children. You have only to plug the search term antinatalist
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The Miracles of Human Cooperation Are Hidden in Plain Sight0
- Economics
- November 29, 2023
Recently, my wife and I had occasion to shop at Trader Joe’s just before closing time. The docks to the storage level were open, and the space inside was stacked from floor to ceiling. Workers were unloading trucks and adding to the brightly lit cornucopia. What happens at night is invisible to the thousands of
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