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Archive for January, 2008

the good shepherd, a ramble

Reflecting upon my time at a daycare with 3 year olds, I recalled some things about them that ring true about man’s walk with God. -Still learning how to govern themselves, how to be a person, how to reconcile what’s going on inside and what’s required of them, How to do what they must [...]

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Even the most highly regarded modern symbols of independence and individuality hold close ties to age-old patterns, traditions, and yearnings. It is time we speak of tattoos.
The ritual of choice for the youth today: tattoos. The messages involved: ‘I own me’, ‘Here’s my freedom’, ‘At least something about me will have meaning’, [...]

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the kids make me wonder

Discipline.  My father was crazy, and I feel like the father of this house is too lax on a lot of things.  I understand that my patience is nowhere near where it should be, but kids need enforced, consistent, boundaries.  Then again, there’s this element of childhood called ‘fun’ that comes mostly in the things [...]

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