Be A Man: Ethical Responses to Violence

November 14, 2011 By 3 Comments

I wonder, both as a parent and a follower of the way of Jesus, how to even go about defining violence, and what my call as a Christian is – or for that matter, simply as a member of the human species – to do about it. I remember when I took wrestling in grade [...]

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The Eerie Efficiency of Disney

November 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
zoe and mickey

This picture, capping day three of theme park bliss, pretty much says it all. Almost, anyway. What you can just barely see on Zoe’s chin is the beginning of a three-inch scrape that travels from there and up along her left jawline. When Zoe gets tired, she gets hyper. she also gets clumsy, which makes [...]

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Original Sin With Sprinkles On Top

November 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
ice cream crisis

We took our kids to Disney World for a week of manufactured happiness. Yes, they’ve been having a blast, but they’ve also been more emotional in all directions than usual. Something about this place has an effect similar to drugs like cocaine; whatever your inherent personality is like, at Disney World you’ll be like that [...]

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