Monthly Archives: June 2009

Seeking

Starting today, I’m beginning a week long media fast.  For a whole week, there will be no: Facebook.  Twitter. Blogs. Cable News. Internet News.  Talk Radio.  Internet Radio.  Music. NPR. Myspace.  Books.  Movies.  Television. With the exception of the Bible, and a Bible study I’m currently committed to, the rest is off limits. My goal [...]
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The Man Who Changed the World

I sat at my table alone — watching.  She was 11, bright-eyed and full of imagination.  Her confidence was soaring.  She was bubbling over with enthusiasm.  She spoke with clarity, passion, and intelligence. Across the table was her father, completely focused on her every word.  He responded to her ideas.  He probed and prompted more [...]
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End of the Innocence

Yesterday, I had to talk to two little girls about a topic that little girls shouldn’t know about.  It was heartbreaking. I was reminded again that our world is not clean.  It’s not neat.  It’s not pretty.  Children are sometimes exposed to material that is labeled ‘adult’ when it’s not even fit for grown-ups. I [...]
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