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‘Myth’ Revisited
I know, I know — I already reviewed this book. But I’m dissatisfied with my review. It doesn’t capture how deeply The Myth of a Christian Nation resonated with me and challenged me.…
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The Myth of a Christian Nation
During the last election season, I began to realize that I didn’t really believe the presidential election was a religious issue. For one thing, running a country is about things the Bible doesn’t…
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Cognitive Toolboxes
A week or two ago found me musing on my role in relation to my 6th grader’s classics reading list. I realized after writing the post that I failed to note the role…
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Generosity
When I was a child I was as horse-crazy as they come. I read all the horse books I could. I drew horses, and horses with girls riding them, until my third grade…
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Modern Day Plagues
This week for Sunday school, I’ve been thinking about Moses and the plagues and the Red Sea. What strikes me most is the contrasts. Egypt is under the authority of a ruler rebellious…
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Poetry Friday: The Man from Snowy River
But the man from Snowy River let the pony have his head, And he swung his stockwhip round and gave a cheer, And he raced him down the mountain like a torrent down…
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A Little House Traveler
I picked up A Little House Traveler by chance on the juvenile biography shelf last week. Barbara at Stray Thoughts hosts a Laura Ingalls Wilder Challenge this month, and when I saw this…
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Spring
So. I have been thinking about the change of seasons. I don’t want to miss spring this year. I want to distinguish the last winter frost from the out-of-season one, the frost of…
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The Parent Trap
“The truth is that years ago, before this generation of mothers was even born, our society decided where children rank in the list of important things,” writes Rachel Jankovic. Children rank way below…
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Two Ways of Reading
…I believe that most people who read the Bible as Scripture do so in one of two ways: compliantly or conversantly… …Compliant readers are individuals whose basic instinct is to read the Bible…