Hurting Kids. . . .
I returned home from a great trip to Grand Rapids and Holland, Michigan to a wonderful article by Helen Colwell Adams in the Lancaster Sunday News. Helen interviewed Marv Penner and Rich Van Pelt about their upcoming trip to our…
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Punch Me As Hard As You Can. . . .
Did you ever play that game? I’m not sure it’s got an official name and the rules are usually made up as it goes along. I remember it having the same name as the invitation the receiver would issue to…
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A Flurry or Two. . . .
I’ve promised to blog only if there’s something to say. The only word I can muster at this point in the week is “SNOW”. . . and several times over at that. Maybe this picture of the snow plow I…
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Anxious? . . .
Over the course of the last several weeks I’ve been thinking lots about anxiety. I’d like to tell you that my thoughts have been prompted only by the growing parade of people I meet in my travels who confess deep…
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Are You Ready For Some. . . . Commercials?
It’s that time of year again. . . the time of year when companies open their checkbooks and pull out all the stops in an effort to grab our money and brand loyalty. Cost to run an ad on this…
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Channels to the Heart. . . .
We need good art. . . . something better than the simple pictures on Sunday School papers, the kitschy stuff that all too often fills the walls of the local Christian book store, or the me-centered music marked by repetition…
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Deconstructing Music’s Biggest Night. . . .
Sunday evening is being billed as “Music’s Biggest Night.” It’s the Grammy Awards. At 8pm Eastern Time, the annual music awards show kicks off. Culture watchers should be watching. The Grammys are one of a handful of annual pop culture…
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Books For Parents. . . Now My 2nd Favorite. . .
I knew more. . . alot more. . .about parenting before I ever had kids myself. Then I had kids. Then I had teenagers. Then I got to the age I’m at now. Along the way, reality came at me…
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Finally! The Latest On Kids and Media. . . .
It was back in late 2004 when the Kaiser Family Foundation released their groundbreaking study Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds. Since then, that research has served as the most extensive and helpful picture into how kids…
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Haitian Prayer. . . .
Did you watch any television coverage of what’s happening in Haiti over the weekend? I hope so. It is challenging. Yesterday, the TV coverage provided so many compelling pictures and stories that it’s hard to sort them all out. Two…
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Haiti 100. . . .
Last night I woke up a few times and had this thought: “I’m sleeping in my warm, soft bed. In Haiti, there are living people trapped under rubble who are wondering if they are going to be rescued. There are…
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Too Many Tears. . . .
Brokenness has plagued our world since our first parents indulged themselves in the garden. I have to believe the Scriptures when I’m told that there is nothing new under the sun. But over the course of the last several years,…
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