When I was his age, some 31 years ago, $5 went a lot further. Today, it barely covers the cost of a 6-piece chicken nugget Happy Meal at McDonalds. And I mean just barely! But $5 is hardly insignificant…
Last Wednesday evening, NMCCH had its annual end of the school year awards ceremony. I was proud of all the home kids, but I was especially Continue Reading…
Ok. I’ve done my best to give considerable thought to solutions to help resolve the incongruity between how we live our lives and what we know to be right. I’ve sought to generalize a bit, so as to make it possible that the suggestions I offer are adaptable to just about anyone. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that what works for one may not always work for the other in the same exact way, so we are better served when we can take things and then shape them to who we are. Continue Reading…
Yesterday I audaciously suggested that simple prohibitions aren’t working. As much as I want to resist the notion- after all, the bible straightforwardly tells us not to do certain things- I must resist it, because the same bible that tells us not to do certain things also tells us that telling us not to do certain things isn’t enough. In fact, Paul drives home the point that absolute laws (“Thou shalt not…”) can actually create trouble for us. Continue Reading…
Humbling. It’s all I can say. Tisha and I finally reached the point where we found ourselves standing at the bookstore…together…looking for books to help us assist our kids for the gargantuan leap from tweens to teens. That means talks about puberty, sex, and etc. Perfect. Just perfect.
Our first child is nearly there. Sadly, I know she hears things at school, and on the bus to school, that are generating tons of Continue Reading…
I’ve got to admit… I have an penchant for taking things too seriously. I don’t know if it’s a debilitating weakness or not, but I do know it can be a weakness if left unchecked.
We have to be careful, though. People can be pushed to the brink. Stories circulate about kids committing suicide because of how Continue Reading…
