I’m a sucker for the Olympics.  I’m not sure why, but for several weeks every two years my evenings consist of my wife and I sitting on the couch and watching an evening full of events.  Like every Olympic year, NBC rolls out a whole shlew of stories featuring athletes and their emotional struggles that [...]

An Atlanta family has received a lot of publicity for their decision to sell their big home, buy a smaller one and use the profits to help those in need.  The Salwen family says it all started when their 14-year-old daughter Hannah became upset with the unequal chances for people based on their wealth.  By [...]

“What are you staring at?” a disheveled mom at the grocery story hissed at me.
Before I could answer, she spun around, and demanded that the clerk apologize—again—for accidentally bumping her cart with her newborn inside.
“I said I was really sorry,” the cashier replied meekly. “It was an accident.”
The angry mom turned her rage back [...]

Here are a couple of videos to get you through the weekend from the good folks at Worship House Media.
The first is for all of those people who get a little caught up in the Hallmark side of Valentine’s Day.

And this second one are some killer marriage tips from the comedy duo Johnny and Chachi.

Any [...]

Leading up to this year’s Super Bowl, there was some controversy about a pro-life ad from Focus on the Family.  The commercial featured Heisman Trophy Winner Tim Tebow and his mom Pam, who  talked about her decision not to have an abortion (without actually saying the word abortion).   Pro-choice groups criticized CBS for accepting [...]

“We’ve decided to adopt from China?” I’d announce.
“Really! Why?” was usually the standard answer. Then came, “You know there are lots of babies who need good homes right here in the United States.”
I knew. And I’d seen some of their faces on adoption websites. It was gut-wrenching to read about them. The more I investigated [...]

I was reading a recent article on the Relevant Magazine blog where writer Maria Baer makes the case for letting Christian kids believe in Santa.
Here is a brief summary of some of her points.  (You can read her whole article here.)
1. An 8-year-olds capability to think through complex issues will let  them them distinguish the [...]

It took me a while to get into advent this year, and I realized recently this might be because the posture is a little bit TOO familiar.
To me, advent is about anticipation and longing. Advent acknowledges that things aren’t ideal, but trusts and hopes that God will save us.  Advent involves not only trust that [...]

“How much did she cost?”  the cashier at the grocery store asked, pointing to my daughter.
I nervously shifted Evie, on my hip and swiped my credit card. My husband and I had just gotten home from Beijing, China, with our new daughter and I wasn’t prepared for prying questions from strangers.
“How much did you pay [...]

The American Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a longtime Mormon and songwriter, has written a song for Hanukkah. The story (and the video) are covered by Jeffrey Goldberg in the online magazine Tablet.
The song is simple and earnest, avoiding what Goldberg calls the “Adam Sandlerization of Judaism in America.” Hatch celebrates the story without post-modern self-deprecation [...]