Forget October surprises; this election season has already had a dizzying number of twists and turns: criminal trials, consequential debates, attempted assassinations, a candidate dropping…
God at the Bottom of the Glass
As a child I had no formal religious training. My parents were not opposed to faith, but they did not find it particularly relevant to…
Shielded from Truth at Our Own Expense
Around my sophomore year of college, I approached my African American History professor, Dennis C. Dickerson, to inquire about my performance. Honestly, I was fishing for…
School Screens Are Worst for the Least of These
Halfway through fifth grade, the school district issued a laptop to our son. Up to then, his “accelerated learning” classroom had been a pretty good…
Parents Today Are Kinder and Gentler. They Can Still Take Sin Seriously.
My husband and I found out we were expecting our first child in the summer of 2020. Ongoing pandemic lockdowns in California gave me ample…