After we had Reuben sandwiches and a toss salad with cherry tomatoes and mandarin oranges, my family profited from this Bruce Ware quote and the chapter in which it is found. Or think of it like this: because the Bible…
Sure we’ve aged – – But, it has been a great twenty years . . .
Okay, I am the one who has aged. There has never been a prettier bride than on 8/12/89. I am so thankful for Jamie.
Mary Beth Begins the Great Adventure
Every year before our children start school, I meet with them individually, share one truth, and give an associated gift. For example, when Allison started kindergarten, the bullet was, “God made you, and you belong to God.” I gave her…
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Her Wild Daughter Rose, and the Little House with a Long Shadow
The values vision set forth by the Little House books is one worth showing our children. But, as adults who live in the long shadow of the little house, we should probably also know something about the trajectory of the…
The Case for Early Marriage
What is the minimum age for marriage? Mark Regnerus in Christianity Today: What to do? Intensify the abstinence message even more? No. It won’t work. The message must change, because our preoccupation with sex has unwittingly turned our attention away…
Honor Your Father and Mother, That Your Days May Be Long
Ken Myers: One of my favorite subjects lately has been the relationship between the fifth commandment and youth culture. The fifth commandment seems to me to presuppose that human societies flourish most when there is intergenerational continuity and unity. So…
Owen Strachan: Newsflash: Modern Women are Unhappy
Owen Strachan: New York Times columnist Ross Douthat has just penned a provocative piece called “Liberated and Unhappy” that briefly analyzes a new study entitled “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness” by economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers. Here’s what…
Paul Tripp Talks About What Hinders Community in the American Church
From Desiring God’s blog: What is the greatest hindrance to cultivating community in the American church? The first thing that comes to mind is frenetic western-culture busyness. I read a book on stress a few years back, and the author…
First Day of School 2008
First day of school today. The person willing to exegete the photograph will learn much about our family. (1) Pretty in Pink: Allison opposes pink and all its implications on principle. Pretty much everything Mary Beth wore is pink, from…
Disappearing Europe
Read this post by Owen Strachan about declining birth rates in Europe.