No rightly ordered parent enjoys watching their children suffer. I still remember, as a new father, the first time my son was truly sick—the deep, aching desire to take his pain away as if it were my own. And I can recall countless moments when my children were overwhelmed by emotional or physical hurt, every …
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What Happened to Lewis and Chesterton?
In his autobiography, G.K. Chesterton, the great 19th century British author, describes a formative early experience. “The very first thing I can ever remember seeing with my own eyes was a young man walking across a bridge. He had a curly moustache and an attitude of confidence verging on swagger.” The man, we’re told, was …
SEX ED.
I know that I need to talk to my daughter about sex. She’ll be nine, and if I don’t say something soon, someone else will. A health teacher will broach the subject, explaining it all in medical terms. Or a classmate will whisper something confusing. In neither case will they tell her about intimacy proceeding …