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Education. We’ve all got opinions. Here are a few of mine.

July 16, 2006

Education. Everybody talks about it. Everybody’s got an opinion. So, lest I miss out on all the fun of opinion-giving, here are a couple thoughts that were stirred up in my head after talking to a friend of mine who’s an English teacher in Southern New Jersey. She teaches primarily “special needs” students who come…
Picky? Yes. Because it matters. [DaVinci Code – review]

July 3, 2006

So we finally got around to watching the Da Vinci Code tonight at the Astro. Gotta love the $2 theater. promise me you’ll read everything I write before giving up or posting a comment. It seems like Christians tend to embarrass ourselves with over-the-top knee-jerk reactions to pop culture. A book or film comes out that we…
No Greys

May 31, 2006

I am someone who believes firmly in “the gray area” when it comes to most of the sticky issues that come up in life. Due to our human limitations (and compounded by the twisting of our sin nature), we rarely see an issue clearly enough to slam down a black & white judgment. Even if…
The Tyranny of the Absolute

September 4, 2005

Further musings on legalism, liberty, and the difference between the two I am frustrated by people who paint me into a corner by forcing me to defend from Scripture my “right” to do something … instead of working within the boundaries of liberty set up by Scripture. They ask the wrong question. I’m frustrated because…
The Loving Touch

August 7, 2005

I was musing this morning on the Italian church in Venice, pastored by missionary Frank King. (We hope to worship with them this spring if the Italy trip works out for our 11/12th graders.) The believers’ love for one another was so evident. Part of it was cultural — all Italians greet one another by kissing on…