From the very beginning, God has ordered our days. In the Creation week, He made the sun to rule the day and the moon to rule the night. He rested on the seventh day, giving us a pattern of work and rest to follow in our own lives. Our calendars have, however, become far more …
Boys are not quite right. “Normal” boys do inexplicable things – from swinging on vines over dry, rocky creek beds to sword-fighting with trees. When he was only 4, my nephew would crouch into a three-point stance, say “hut-hut” and charge into furniture and walls while pretending to play football. My son, Ian, and his …
“Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.” – Plato For the third time that day, William slowly walked down the long stone hallway, past the statue of Michael the archangel, to the principal’s office. After two bouts of “horseplay” ended with a good talking to and one paddling, he dared to pull …
I lay on my back, staring at the sky with my feet above me on the hill. My bike flew overhead – that much I knew – but where it landed was a mystery. The ditch crept up on me, as tends to happen on unfamiliar roads, while I was trying my best to keep …
Rain poured from the densely clouded sky for what seemed like the fortieth straight day. It had already been the rainiest season in recorded history and there appeared to be little break in sight. The clouds darkened everything, making it feel much earlier than it was. I rose, mumbling my complaints at the weather, and …
Echo Response: Cardiac Arrest and The Resurrection Read More »
Peter: I’m studying for my exam tomorrow. Socrates: And why are you doing that? Peter: I’m studying to pass my course, of course. Socrates: And why do you want to do that? Peter: To get a degree, of course. Socrates: You mean all the time and effort and money you put into your education here …
The American Dream: On College Admission & Circular Reasoning Read More »
In his short book Crazy Busy, Kevin DeYoung writes: “We have more opportunity than ever before. The ability to cheaply go anywhere is a recent development. The ability to get information from anywhere is, too. Even the ability to easily stay up past sundown is relatively new. The result, then, is simple but true: because …
