Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter

August 14, 2015

finding wisdom in a foolish world

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Calmly. Without question, the most important aspect of launching our children into a good day is to start the day in a calm, loving, and stable way. (See: What Every Parent Should Know as Kids Go Back to School) We cannot control what the day holds for our children, but we fully control the way their day begins. Josh and Sara sit at the same table in Mrs. Beavers second grade class. They both standContinue Reading...

In Kate McCord’s (protective pseudonym) book In the Land of Blue Burqas, she describes her experience living in Afghanistan and interacting with Afghani women. The book is fascinating on several fronts, but especially in the area of marriage. According to McCord, marriage is much different in Afghanistan than in the West. Afghani girls get married much younger and for many different reasons than American girls. But it is one topic which Afghani women openly discussedContinue Reading...

If there is any place in modern life in need of wisdom it is social media, specifically Facebook. Foolishness abounds. Few places are as rich with wisdom as the book of Proverbs. With 31 chapters, a good practice is to read the chapter of Proverbs which corresponds with the date. Consider how these 7 proverbs could influence how we use Facebook: 1. Proverbs 3.13, “Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who getsContinue Reading...

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