How To Respond When Your Kid Gets Bullied
When your kid gets bullied, how should you respond? I will tell you our recent experience, and hopefully it will be a useful encouragement.
Why Harvard University Is Targeting Homeschooling
What if I told you I was a racist, misogynistic, homophobic, patriarchal, science-denying, politically conservative Christian man? And what if I told you I plan to impart my dangerous, anachronistic worldview to all seven of my children? What if I … Continued
Psychology Audiobooks to Make You and Your Group More Successful
I just finished listening to The Marshmallow Test yesterday, and it was great. It was easily one of the most practical, readable, applicable, and insightful books I’ve ever read. But in finishing this one on Audible, I decided to finally … Continued
Fatherhood & The Large White Board on Our Dining Room Wall
The large white board in our dining room received a lot of use today. First, over breakfast, I used it to explain to my sons a project I was working on from home. The omni antenna gets assembled, then I … Continued
Pro-Life Birthday Traditions In Our House
Today is Mother’s Day, my wife’s thirty-second birthday, and a week and a day since the eighth birthday of my fourth son. Let me tell you about the last of those three.
A Necessary Debate Censored By Order of Man
A few years back, I was invited by a friend to join a Facebook group called Order of Man. I believed then the premise of the group was rediscovering, embracing, and encouraging authentic masculinity in our modern times. And with … Continued
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 desire to be accepted by society as manly is ‘toxic’ and unproductive.
What then should I do?
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 I want to embody in my own … Continued
How I Got Kicked Off The Christian Homeschool Families Facebook Page
On the evening of Wednesday, January 3, 2018, my wife and I were settling in for the night. We were both on our iPhones checking the evening’s notifications after putting our children to bed, chatting as we did. At a … Continued
Arrows In The Hand Of A Warrior: Reflections On Expecting A Seventh Child
At work in recent weeks, it’s come up a few times that my wife is pregnant again. Naturally, the first question from strangers after congratulations is how many children we already have. I answer six. This will be our seventh … Continued