Martin Luther described sin as Incurvatus in se: man curved in upon himself. Adam and Eve, the apostle Paul, Martin Luther himself, any toddler with a beloved toy in her…
Raising Humans—Teaching Our Children Empathy
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view,until you climb inside his skin and walk around in it.” —Atticus Finch, To Kill a…
Raising Humans an Introduction
The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men; but that men will begin to think like computers. Sydney Harris Raising Computers? Not now! I need…
Of Fluff Palaces and Longing
There’s a saying that goes we can be so heavenly minded that we are of no earthly good. In his book Screwtape Letters, CS Lewis succinctly illustrates this when he…
Driving Clutch—The Starts and Stops of Parenting and Life
My husband and I love watching The Amazing Race. Each season carries with it the excitement and wonder of who will make it to the end and internal groans and…
Her Mother’s Eyes
⠀She has her mother’s eyes, they say⠀Before breakfast, at tea-time, and just before bedThe request is the same“Read me a story” the golden-haired girl asks.Patiently cradling each book,the woman with…