Compassion |
Some years ago our family faced a series of crises that left us
temporarily unable to cope on our own. My doctor prescribed
anti-depressants, but I never took…
Faith & Inspiration |
On Labor Day let us first consider the dwarfs, who in Disney's
Snow White
have much to teach. Each day they march off to the mines singing:
"We dig dig dig dig…
Issues |
Like many moms who've had to navigate the supermarket checkout
lines with children in tow, I've held a special place of contempt
for
Cosmopolitan
magazine,
Faith & Inspiration |
I used to think there wasn't much to celebrate on Father's Day.
Like many American kids, I never really had anyone to buy a card
for. My father left when I…
Abortion |
In 1973, in my feminist folly, I did a victory dance when nine
black-robed men somehow found a constitutional "right to privacy"
and made abortion the law of…
Books |
On hearing this morning of the death of Maurice Sendak, four days
after he suffered a stroke in Danbury, Conn., I pulled out his 1964
children's classic
Where…
Culture |
Fools spring eternal-through all cultures and all eras. No
exception for our own. But rather than discount them as burdens,
we'd do well to see the blessing.
Faith & Inspiration |
I'll never forget our family's first Christian Easter. With the
children snuggled down for the night, my husband, Tripp, and I
dutifully filled five waiting…
Movies |
Ah, love! The celebration of St. Valentine's Day lends love a
special focus each February. But for believers, love can be a
celebration every day-and hardly…
Abortion |
Perhaps the best thing to come from the Komen/Planned Parenthood
debacle this month is that the secret is now out in the open: Over
the years, Susan G. Komen…
