culture
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
I’m a pushover for kids. Especially if the child has some type of disease or disorder that puts him or her at a higher risk for being teased and abused by peers. This sympathy probably stems from personal experience, but admittedly, I choke back tears when watching Hallmark commercials.
Twenty months ago when visiting friends at [...]
Web 2.0 Culture and the Curse of the Turing Machine
Back at the beginning of 1995 I created a website named “Romantic Gestures”. The purpose was to draw people into a virtual community who wanted to share experiences and ideas with others about all things romantic. In that time I noticed that people are more open about giving personal details on the internet than they [...]
Lame
I used to lead worship for our church’s children regularly for about 8 years. During that time I found it necessary to ask kids if they knew what they were singing about.
I recall reading some humorous notes from school teachers where a class had been required to write out the pledge of allegiance (to the [...]
“Nothing Better to Do”
Several days ago my youngest daughter, three, started learning about Jesus’ crucifixion. We’ve spoken to her about it before, but this was the first time she actually understood it to some extent.
M to Mommy in an excited voice: “Is it true? Is Jesus Really Coming Back?”Mommy: “Yes. He’s coming back someday.”M: “Yay!” (Spins around [...]
