The lies we tell our kids

It’s not intentional, really. We want to believe it’s true when we say that they can be and do anything they want when they grow up. We want to believe that there’s some relationship between that idea and the need for them to perform throughout their teen years as if their lives depended on it.Continue reading “The lies we tell our kids”

Another voice of Elijah

Even if you’ve never read a word of the Bible, you probably could name at least one biblical example of provision lasting much longer or stretching much further than it should have. Think about it. Go ahead, I’ll wait. You might have thought of the story of the loaves and the fishes (there are severalContinue reading “Another voice of Elijah”

Elijah & the SAT, excerpt 1

The story never changes. As it was in 885 BCE so it is today. So it was in 1873, when a bright, eager 16-year old Massachusetts girl set out to conquer the demands of her junior year. Her parents, both staunch advocates of higher education, expected their daughter to go to college—an important college—but thatContinue reading “Elijah & the SAT, excerpt 1”