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The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf!’ – A Progressive Re-Telling
The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf!’ Once upon a time, there was a village in the mountains. Some of the villagers were farmers while others were shepherds. One morning during harvest, a shepherd boy ran... READ MORE
Sexism, Gillette, and ‘The Best a Man Can Get’
Look back 60 years into the past, and consider that American culture is no less sexist in our day than it was in the 1950’s. Sexism today has merely taken on an ugly... READ MORE
There and Back Again: One Writer’s Tale
Why I left On The Rocks blog, what I learned, and why I am back. READ MORE
Risk-Taking, Persistence, and Traditional Masculinity
I hazard a guess what the American Psychological Association would say, given their recent release of guidelines concerning ‘traditional masculinity.’They would probably say my fruitless pursuit of these things out of a... READ MORE
What Does Nancy Pelosi Mean Calling a Border Wall Immoral?
The ultimate goal is to dissolve national boundaries. Naturally, the construction of a massive wall between the U.S. and Mexico would be a large step backwards, and a repudiation of so much careful... READ MORE
Mao Zedong and George Washington: A Contrast in Leadership
On January 2nd, 2019 it was announced that China had landed a probe on the far side of the moon – a landmark development by the nation most experts say will pass up... READ MORE
Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, and Slow to Become Angry
A certain passage of the Scriptures has been on my mind a lot lately in relation to not only the kinds of things I want to ingrain in my children, but also those... READ MORE
Getting Rid of Toys for Christmas
It’s Christmastime, but we recently got rid of a good chunk of our kids’ toys. At first the reactions were mixed. Enoch, my second-to-youngest son at 3-years old, was not pleased. I kept... READ MORE