Dan Kunkle recently visited Christ the Center to discuss Christian education. This was a very thoughtful and engaging discussion.
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Family and Sabbath in the Writings of Wendell Berry
Darryl G. Hart and Camden Bucey converse about family and Sabbath through the writings of Wendell Berry.
Living Together and Marriage
Patti Neighmond of NPR reports that more couples live together before marriage than ever before. The figures show how far our culture has changed in just one generation. But interestingly, couples who live together still tend toward marriage. This trend distinguishes the U.S. from some European countries where unmarried couples may live together for decades without getting married or having children.
Amused at our Predicament
Dennis Prager has written a wake-up call to our society regarding our thoughts about modern families and respecting our elders. The fodder is the recent Doritos Super Bowl ad. He makes an interesting point. Some of the things we laugh at as a society are some of the sadder points of our corporate existence.
Feeding Your Family
I’m actually speaking of literal food this time. Inka Leoni at My Modern Metropolis has written a post which includes some very interesting photos of what families throughout the world eat in a typical week. When your week’s food is piled up in one place, it makes you wonder how well you consider the health of your family. Let me humbly recommend Food, Inc. before you buy next week’s groceries. Read the rest of this entry »
WiFi on the School Bus
The New York Times reports on an experiment in Vail, AZ in which the school district has outfitted a school bus with a mobile WiFi router. Interestingly, disciplinary problems have all but disappeared. But one has to ask, is this really a productivity booster or are we further capitulating to the entertainment “needs” of today’s students?
Effective Abstinence Education
Robert Rector comments on a new report demonstrating the success of abstinence education programs in the face of the failures of so called “safe-sex” and comprehensive sex-ed programs. What is most interesting is the response from the New York Times which capitulated to the study with the excuse that these successful abstinence education programs were “freed from the moralistic overtones and ideological restrictions.” Rector goes on to list three violated non-negotiables that lead to this sort of reaction.
Trends in Media Use
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released their study of the use of media among 8 to 18 year olds. The figures are simply astounding. Just to highlight a few of the key findings, overall media use was up to – on average – 7 hours and 38 minutes per day while total media exposure was at 10 hours 45 minutes per day. Many media categories saw increases in use, but music/audio was the biggest category gainer over the 2004-2009 time period. One of the most interesting findings of the study was that more than one media is often being consumed at any given time. Kids are listening to music, streaming Internet video and watching television at the same time. As you might guess, the foundation reports an inverse relationship between media use and academic performance. Read the report and adjust your understanding of today’s reality.
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When You Don’t Do Santa
Thabiti Anyabwile has shared a few thoughts for parents who don’t go about the whole Santa thing. You might also want to read Sinclair Ferguson’s article on Christ and Santa.
Educating Your Children About Sex
Speaking to your children about sex certainly isn’t on your list of most anticipated things to do. But certainly it’s something that should not be avoided. This was the subject of a recent Albert Mohler Radio Program.