Have American Parents Got It All Backwards?
We hold some basic truths as self-evident when it comes to good parenting, are they valid?
Even more surprising: She’s found that the same holds for Western students here in the US: adolescents who feel responsible to their families tend to do better in school. The lesson for us: if you want to help your adolescent do well in school make them feel obligated. Author of Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons... Continue Reading
Low Bar, High Failure in Community Colleges
Community colleges set a low bar for students during their first year of enrollment
Inadequate standards hurt students’ chances of succeeding in the job market, according to the report. But there are no simple fixes for this problem, the study said. That’s because community colleges likely are reacting to the inadequate academic preparation of incoming students, a majority of whom require remedial coursework in college. Community colleges set... Continue Reading
The Big Same-Sex Marriage Lie
They do want to change this basic institution of marriage
Radical advocates of same-sex marriage don’t think marriage should exist, at least not as a state-sponsored institution. They think marriage is simply an intense emotional union — whatever sort of interpersonal relationship consenting adults want it to be. Their victory would leave marriage with no essential features, no fixed core as a social reality. And... Continue Reading
Texas Teen Points to Heavens, Gets 4×100 Relay Squad Banned From State Championships
Pointing his finger to the heavens after winning the race disqualifies the runner and his relay team
Once officials at the Columbus meet determined that Hayes had violated the excessive celebration rules, the entire 4×100 meter squad was disqualified and effectively barred from the state championships. The team will not get another chance to qualify for the meet. “He put his hand by his ear and pointed to the heavens,” Hayes’ father,... Continue Reading
The $500,000 Housecleaning
When a Os and Jenny Guinness discovered that their townhouse was infested with mold, it was the start of an arduous, expensive multiyear cleanup
In 2008, Ms. Guinness and her husband, Os, discovered that their townhouse in a suburb of Washington was contaminated with stachybotrys—also known as black mold. That launched a painstaking five-year renovation that cost as much as the couple originally paid for the house and involved ripping out walls, replacing many of the finishes and sterilizing... Continue Reading
My Inheritance from My Mother
A mother in her final days in a nursing home and the impact she made by intentionally and prayerfully loving others as herself despite failing health
The first time I ate with Mom at The Home I looked at her, held her hand, and asked her to say grace. I expected her to thank God for the food, and I expected her to pray for her own needs as she recovered from surgery. But instead, I heard her say, “Father, help... Continue Reading
Concentration Camp Survivor Pays It Forward
Alexandra Goode has rescued more than 250 orphans from Russia
By day, she dug mass graves for the dead. By night, she hoped to lie in one herself. “One night, I crawled on my bed and prayed God would take my life,” Goode said. “Instead, what He did… He didn’t take my life… He gave me a new heart.” Goode found God again, and with... Continue Reading
Twisted Imagery
Meat, pickaxes, trains: A new undercover video and recording is a glimpse inside a late-term abortionist’s callous imagination
Pro-life activist group Live Action released an undercover video and recording this morning of a prominent abortionist comparing a dead, unborn baby to “meat in a Crock-Pot,” and joking he used a “pickax” and “drill bit” as surgical abortion tools. The video is the fourth Live Action has published in 10 days as part of... Continue Reading
“Duck Dynasty” Offers Good, Clean Television Fun
The message is that no matter what has happened during the day, some families still give thanks to God
What first grabbed my attention was that each episode ended with the patriarch of the family praying at the dinner table. It was a simple, Christian prayer of gratitude to God for his goodness and for family. Given all the TV shows that ridicule religion, mock marital fidelity, celebrate promiscuity, peddle soft porn, parade potty-mouth... Continue Reading
The ‘Selfie’
The selfie is a new type of exhibitionism; we are our own paparazzi; the rise of the selfie indicates a rampant narcissism
It seems that many of our churches are also likenesses of the selfie. Of course, there are many solid churches that do not perpetuate our own narcissism. I believe I go to one. Even so, I think that this is an epidemic that we need to be aware of because it appeals to us all... Continue Reading