Dear Friends, I apologize, but it appears that I will be unable to blog until Thursday of this week (8/10). … [Read more...] about Experiencing Computer Difficulties
Blog going dark until Monday (8/7)
Dear Readers, We're going camping for a few days. Here's some interesting stuff for now: The Thirsty Theologian continues his analysis of the permissibility of alcohol for Christians today. Al Mohler reprints a blogpost regarding a Time Magazine assessment on "Being 13." The Jollyblogger expresses some balancing thoughts on the converse of the feminized church -- namely the hyper-masculine church. Have a great weekend! … [Read more...] about Blog going dark until Monday (8/7)
Delaying Marriage: Conflict over the Cost
Awhile back the team at Boundless.org ran an article by Danielle Crittenden on the cost of delaying marriage. It contained some counter-cultural statements that tipped the apple cart, even for many Christians. Here are two examples: But if a woman remains single until her age creeps up past 30, she may find herself tapping at her watch and staring down the now mysteriously empty tunnel, wondering if there hasn’t been a derailment or accident somewhere along the line. The 33-year-old single woman who decides she wants more from life than her career cannot so readily walk into marriage and … [Read more...] about Delaying Marriage: Conflict over the Cost
The Myth of Adolescence
Sean Higgins over at Tohu Va Bohu has a lot of good things to say about the myth of adolescence. His outline is: I. The Myth of Adolescence II. The Birth of Adolescence * An Introduction to the Myth of Adolescence * A Definition for Adolescence * The Birth of Adolescence III. The Growth of Adolescence * Introduction 1. The Enactment of Child Labor Laws 2. The Endorsement of Compulsory Education 3. The Expression of Parental Wishfulness 4. The Establishment of a Juvenile Justice System 5. The Evolving Popularity of Psychology (Part 1) (Part 2) 6. The Emergence of Target Marketing … [Read more...] about The Myth of Adolescence
The World is Flat – by Thomas Friedman
Alex and Brett Harris over at The Rebelution have an excellent series of posts that seem to have originated from Thomas Friedman's best-selling book The World is Flat (an excellent read). They provide a good synopsis of the book in their first post, and also do a nice job highlighting the problems regarding the (poor) math and science competency in the USA today, particularly at both the college and high school level. I happen to care deeply about this given my engineering background and involvement with prospective engineering students at a Christian college (each of whom will be required to … [Read more...] about The World is Flat – by Thomas Friedman
Addendum to Previous Post
Packer and Nystrom's book Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty To Delight also contains helpful assignments for group study/reflection associated with each chapter. The assignments are broken down into the topics of study, prayer and writing. … [Read more...] about Addendum to Previous Post