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What We Wear Impacts Who We Are 15
- Culture, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- October 15, 2025
Last week a young friend suggested lunch at a nearby café. I politely declined. Seeing her surprise, I explained that I’d eaten there once and wasn’t impressed with the food. But it was more than the mediocre dish they’d served. It was the owner of the establishment, who doubles as manager and chef. “The way
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The Powerful Vocation of Making a Home 15
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- October 14, 2025
“If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family,” is a quote attributed to Mother Teresa. In her Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, she elaborated: “If we love, naturally, we will try to do something. First in our own home, our next door neighbor, in the country we live, in
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Back to the Basics Is the Key to Teaching Our Children to Read 22
- Education, Family, Featured, Literature, Politics, Uncategorized
- October 13, 2025
Between 1900 and 1950, literacy among Americans 14 years and older rose dramatically. The 1950 Census found that illiteracy was below 3% in two-thirds of the states and below 10% in all states. These studies defined illiteracy as a complete inability to read English or any other language. Seventy-five years later, that definition has changed a bit,
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The False Humanity of AI in ‘Tron: Ares’42
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Science, Uncategorized
- October 10, 2025
A few months ago, ChatGPT told me it was praying for me. My grandfather had passed away the day before, and I asked ChatGPT to give me a sense of the funeral planning process. Before answering that question, it began the way a close friend might by saying, “Praying peace and strength for your family.”
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Against Our Collective Autumnal Death Cult 49
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, History, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- October 9, 2025
During the month of October, Americans celebrate the arrival of cooler weather with a variety of outdoor and indoor decor. Pumpkins and mums are arranged on front porches. “Harvest” signs ironically adorn front doors in suburban neighborhoods. Cinnamon and apple scents and flavors dominate home decor stores. It’s all so wholesome, albeit a little cheesy.
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Are We Dressing to the Lowest Common Denominator?37
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
- October 8, 2025
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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