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The year is 2110.  Your great, great grandchild has just received a text from her mother giving her the new security code (which changes daily) so she can enter the house after school.  She [...]

  There are some things you just do not leave home without: like a spare tire.  On a trip, toiletries and other personal items are a must.  Many of us have panicked when we realized we left [...]

When I was boy, I remember the topics of conversation in our home covering many topics.  School, work, and chores all took their place around the table, in the car, and in the living room.   [...]

Though I could not swim, I stepped into the gradually deepening water of the lake. I slowly walked away from the shore. What would it be like to wade up to my chest? Not bad. Maybe just a little [...]

The Geographic Positioning System was developed to fix with pinpoint accuracy the position of a target or destination.  Signals sent to a satellite are deflected back and forth in a matter of [...]

Leading a Christ-centered life and having a Christ-centered home are great Biblical aspirations, but life and circumstances sometimes seem to get in the way.  Both of my adult sons have been [...]

Target practice is a favorite activity of those who hunt animals for sport or food.  The goal is to practice until one is able to hit the “bull’s eye” – that spot which, [...]

“Maleness” is a mystifying and frustrating state, as many females will readily testify.  It often drives men to climb dangerous mountains, fight aggressive foes, and pursue a [...]

It is not unusual for parents to want to mind their children’s business as their children get older. After all, if they have been good parents, they have already been doing it for some [...]

It is the nature of parenting that parents be involved in their children’s lives. Detached parents are ineffective parents. The more involved the parents, the healthier the parent-child [...]