Children
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The Greatest Generation is our children
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8 min read
In the turning point in the gospel of Mark, Jesus is confronted with Peter’s ignorance and empire’s promise of safe oppression.
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Give the kids snow days
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3 min read
The ratcheting effect of ever increasing the expectations of productivity on our kids is destroying our humanity.
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The United States is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for children. So why are we so convinced that we can’t change that?
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God doesn’t insist I be better
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3 min read
For Sunday – October 3, 2021:the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Collect Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and…
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The Problem With Raising Resilient Kids
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3 min read
Is that sometimes you can’t. The thing about kids is that they will ultimately do what they want. And this, of course, is a good thing. We can’t make our kids resilient. We can, at best, help them develop the tools to be resilient. As the idea of raising resilient kids becomes even more trendy…
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Grandma’s Cookies
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1 min read
I made my grandma’s cookiesyesterday. My kids didn’t reallylike them. And why would they?They don’t really resemble a cookieat all. They are far more like agranola bar, cut into bricks and stored in plasticware. I remember them always in the pantry. Enough for visitors–the grandchildren, of course. I’m not sure we liked them much, but…