To My Daughter, Turning Ten
by Paul BestonPaul Beston muses on the joys of watching his daughter grow up. Continue Reading »
“I Just Want Her To Be Happy”
by Leonard SaxIt is no use letting kids do whatever they desire unless you have first educated their desire. Continue Reading »
Surveying Sex, Denying Childhood
by Carl R. TruemanA survey administered by California schools makes children disclose their sexual behavior and marginalizes mom and dad. Continue Reading »
Time for Parents to Resist Transgender Activism
by Emily ZinosWith public schools fast becoming incubators of gender ideology, parents need to cast off their fears of entering the fray. Continue Reading »
Violent Lessons
by Matthew SchmitzChildren are not exposed to enough violence. Yes, I know the grim statistics, how a child who enters middle school has already witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 other violent acts on TV. As he and his friends enter adolescence, they take up first-person shooter video games. In college, he becomes . . . . Continue Reading »
A Christmas Eve Carol
by Andrew KlavanMostly, I grew up a Jew among other Jews. So how had Jesus entered my imagination? How had he come to occupy its core? It took an effort of memory, but I reached back to the first time I had truly noticed him. It had happened on a Christmas Eve. Continue Reading »
Junior Varsity Angel Wrestling Team
by Eve TushnetThe film is in large part about the failures and sins of American church culture—but you can also tell that Cone is honoring the place and community that shaped him. Continue Reading »
Childhood, Guardian-Style
by Carl R. TruemanAn article in The Guardian inadvertently indicates that the problems of our current political culture are deeply embedded in patterns of modern parenting. Continue Reading »
Mister Bossy
by Brian DoyleI think that was the first time in my entire life that I understood that sin was real. Continue Reading »
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