Last month I encouraged you to step outside of your comfort zones (or expand them) by exploring all of the art forms with your children. I stand by that exhortation, but I wanted to add a caution: exercise discernment. In a culture and country that advocates complete freedom and hedonism, it can be confusing to […]
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I stem from two lines of athletic, sports-celebrating families. Although they praised and encouraged academia, sports were still the most lauded on both sides. Having the athletic prowess of a llama, you can see how I felt like a duck out of water. Especially odd was my love for theatre and Shakespeare, watercolor and Wyeth,
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When we think of the word comedy we equate it with humor and laughter. We pop in a comedic film and anticipate the chuckling to follow. Shakespeare propelled the romantic comedy, which models we still use today in our films. Falling into scrape after scrape, miscommunication and confusion that cause us to chortle, the gent
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God…..And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1-2,14
Have you ever just stared blankly at a page, attempting to will yourself to read the words in an effort to study, but just not getting there? At times, it’s because you’re intimidated by the wording or the size of the book. Sometimes you don’t know where to start or the subject doesn’t seem to
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