Depression

Most people don’t realize how much the Bible addresses depression.  Ed Welch brings this truth to life in his book Depression: A Stubborn Darkness.  I have read the book and it has become an important reference book of mine to help dissect the inner life.   The following video Ed talks about how his dad struggled [...]

Kim Il-Sung worship

Want to know why I love democracy?
BBC article: Don’t own a Bible in North Korea
North Koreans cannot worship anyone or any thing except Kim Il-Sung or Kim Jong-Il and to the N. Korean tune of “mass public displays of fervour.”   Break this rule and it could cost you your life and your family.

Lords of the Earth

This is a shot taken by my wife from our house.  As you can see, I grew a small garden this year on the back part of the church lot.  The Kawasaki Mule you see is ours and the kids are hanging out in it.  Everything I planted actually produced with the exception of the [...]

A Pornified Culture

I am always looking to increase my wisdom in child rearing.  One cannot be too wise.  And the question that seem to dominate my mind about the coming days of adolescence for my children is “How do I raise my children in a pornified culture?”  One that flaunts sexuality even in the young?  One where [...]

Can I be a Mother & a Father to a child?

The article gets the main point right.  Children need fathers and mothers to stay together.  But we’re still not there yet.
From Time Magazine:
Few things hamper a child as much as not having a father at home. “As a feminist, I didn’t want to believe it,” says Maria Kefalas, a sociologist who studies marriage and family [...]