Boston, Massachusetts became the first major city to rename their official decorated tree from ‘Christmas Tree’ to ‘Holiday Tree’ in 2005, prompting the Nova Scotian logger who donated the tree to proclaim that he’d rather see it cut up and tossed in a wood chipper than call it a ‘holiday’ tree. In 2002, New York City public school system managed to ban nativity scenes while at the same time allowing the display of Hanukkah menorahs, Muslim stars and crescents, and Chris…, er, holiday … [Read more...]
Reflections on Sandy Hook
December 14, 2012, the day a deranged monster walked into Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newton, Connecticut and massacred 20 children and 6 adults, is a day that will live forever in the seemingly never-ending chronicles of evil. As the father of four, including a kindergartener, I am heartbroken beyond words. I cannot possibly imagine what it must be like for those families. This world we live in – we often forget that it’s evil, harsh, unforgiving. I can tell myself that horrible things … [Read more...]
Teaching kids to LOVE reading!
“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Growing up in the 80’s, my family seemed to always be one step behind the ‘technology curve.’ We laugh about it now, but back then technology just wasn’t on our radar (or that of my parents anyway!). We didn’t get color television until 1985, when my father discovered that the Vietnam greenery of Tour of Duty looked unbelievably better in color than black and white. … [Read more...]
Resurrecting chivalry
Again, we are honored to be a part of the excellent team of writers at A Biblical Marriage! Please join us today for our December column as we talk about 'equality' and the lost art of chivalry. Ah chivalry, that outdated, long-forgotten notion of a bygone age of knights, heroes, and kings. Who needs it? Today’s women seemingly have it all – high-powered careers, equal rights under the law, political power, economic power, and more. Not that that’s all necessarily bad, but our … [Read more...]
All I want for Christmas is a doomsday bunker!
I was watching the news during the big lotto frenzy. They were interviewing people off the street, asking them what they would do if they won the big bucks. I took notice when one guy said that he’d build his very own ‘doomsday bunker,’ because, like, “you never know what could happen, ya know?” Word. It’s a real sign of the times when random people off the street want to spend their millions not on mansions, shiny cars, or expensive vacations, but on the perfect doomsday bunker, complete … [Read more...]
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