Tag Archives: family
Everything Costs: The Sacrifice of “Success”
I found this sobering illustration of the cost of success in a recent David Sedaris feature for the New Yorker entitled “Laugh, Kookaburra.” Pat was driving, and as we passed the turnoff for a shopping center she invited us to … Continue reading
The Sad Case of John and Kate and What it Teaches Us
Justin Taylor linked recently to a thoughtful piece in Christianity Today called “The Gospel and the Gosselins” that covers the reality-tv show Jon & Kate Plus Eight. I do not watch the show but am familiar with it. Here’s what … Continue reading
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Are Roommates the New Family?
Just found an interesting article that captured a cultural trend. The New York Times writer Stephen Williams penned a piece called “Home, Hangout, Departure Lounge” that profiles a group of roommates living together in New York City. It’s a short but … Continue reading
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Children as the Ultimate “Experience”: Driscoll and Mohler on the Family
Two separate pieces, published recently on blogs, highlight the importance of the family as constructed and formed by the Bible. Mark Driscoll wrote a stirring and fun tribute to his wife, Grace, and Al Mohler wrote a scathing and hilarious … Continue reading
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A Blueprint for Manhood in a World That No Longer Provides One, Pt. 2
Yesterday, I started a blueprint for Christian manhood. I want to note today that I do not intend this to be seen as the blueprint for this subject, as if I have received a direct revelation from God on how … Continue reading
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New 9Marks eJournal Is Up: A Theology of Children
The new eJournal is up and it looks excellent. Here are a few snapshots from the current issue. As always, the content is free and very beneficial. It’s theologically rich but quite readable. The Cline family on doing missions as … Continue reading
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Where Have All the (European) Babies Gone?
This past weekend, the New York Times magazine featured a startling piece called, simply, “No Babies?” by writer Russell Shorto. The very long and engrossing article spans ten pages (in a web sense) and includes the following notable quotations and … Continue reading
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The Housing Preferences of "Gen Y", and What They Tell Us
One of the best things about having a blog that your family and friends know about is having good links sent to you. My eagle-eyed mother-in-law directed me to a great story in the Charleston Post and Courier by Stacy … Continue reading
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Excellent Material from the reThink Conference on Family Ministry
I’m back in the states, and recently received word on an important and helpful conference on family ministry: “A couple of weeks ago Providence Baptist Church the reThink Conference 08 in Raleigh, NC. The conference came about as a result … Continue reading
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Wimps, Goofballs, and Thugs: Deconstructing Contemporary Masculine Stereotypes with Salvo Magazine
Note: this piece is cross-posted today at CBMW’s GenderBlog. A recent Salvo Magazine piece by S. T. Karnick, “Girly Men: The Media’s Attack on Masculinity“, lays out three stereotypical masculine images found in contemporary culture. Here’s Karnick’s distillation of the … Continue reading
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