Pictures of You
August 04, 2022
Our parents’ house is the place we go to see pictures of ourselves that look absolutely nothing like us. In my parents’ house there is a collage...
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Household Gods
July 28, 2022
Have you noticed that parents have been acting a bit crazy? The parents getting ejected at youth baseball games for harassing the umpires; The parents...
Great Expectations
June 23, 2022
I’ve known people who were saddled with such great expectations that they crumbled under the pressure. It can happen. But not as often as we might...
You Are (Sorta) Special
June 15, 2022
We are told that we are unique and that we are special and that there is no one quite like us.These things are true. God creates, no clones. Each of us is...
What'd I Miss?
June 02, 2022
I recently pulled through the drive-thru at Taco Bell and they apologized that the dining room was closed. Covid? No. They blamed the Mexican Pizza. I...
Ninety Eight One
May 27, 2022
I’ll admit that I’m never sure what to make of the Modern wings of major art museums. Classical art galleries feature material culture from...
Delayed Gratification
May 20, 2022
Young parents worry too much about parenting techniques. Research shows that the obsessive policing of nap times, screen time, soccer practices, and organic...
Fourth Grade
May 13, 2022
If you ask me what happened in my life when I was nine, I would struggle to remember. But if you asked about fourth grade, then it becomes more clear...
Strong Institutions
May 05, 2022
In his piece “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid,” Jonathan Haidt attributes the cohesion of cultures to three...
