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Of mothers and fathers
When
I became a stay-at-home father several years ago, I slowly realized
that all the theology I had studied in seminary, if I were honest,
didn’t connect with my new reality of diapers, spit-up and frozen breast
milk.
Monday digest
New today from the Century: the editors on the contraception mandate, a stay-at-home dad on male privilege, more.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The primary reason to immerse yourself in the jagged world of We Need to Talk About Kevin
is the towering lead performance by Tilda Swinton, an actress of
continuing spontaneity who traveled a circuitous route through
experimental and art cinema before embarking on a second career in the
mainstream.
An elephant in the room? How meeting agendas get hijacked: How meeting agendas get hijacked
In many cases, shouting "Elephant in the room!" is an attempt to avoid other,
lesser, lurking creatures.
Gail Collins on Romney, sentence by excruciating sentence
I don't have much to add about Mitt Romney's assertion
that he doesn't need to worry about the very poor on account of the
safety net he aims to dismantle and the Democrats he aims to unseat.
Except that you really should read Gail Collins.
Another year, another "prayer breakfast"
My problem with the National Prayer Breakfast isn't simply a secularist one, i.e.
government officials should avoid any event with a smack of
sectarianism. What I object to is the political exploitation of the
importance of prayer in American life.
The good sheepdog
I am cherished, and called by the Shepherd to serve the flock. But I can save no one.
The morning communion rush
When John Wesley sent missionaries to America, he said
simply, "Offer them Christ." That's what the Chicago Temple sees itself doing,
no questions asked.