Some quick shameless self-promotion: I have been published online at The Well, an InterVarsity website published by Women in the Academy and Professions. My article, “Balancing Out Callings”, is part of their “Being a Good Brother” series by and about husbands of professional and academic women. It’s about some guidelines that Elizabeth (try to) use to keep ourselves sane and respect God’s call in our lives. Enjoy!
Chris Ware, one of my favorite comics artists (he wrote absolutely brilliant – BRILLIANT – Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
(HT: Culture Making)
…could the simple act of not sending your children to pre-school and spending time with them at home instead be described as some sort of intelligentsia trend.
From the article:
With [5-year-old] Benny, Mr. Lewis [an NYU professor] went on to say, “we embraced a hybrid between home-schooling and unschooling. It’s not structured, it’s Benny-centric, we follow his interests and desires, and yet we are helping him to learn to read and do math.†They read to him hours every day. “It’s about trying to find things we both enjoy doing,â€â€
Funny: I thought that was called parenting.
Ginger, you need to read this article (when you learn to read). You’re part of a super-hot wave of the future and didn’t even know it!
Comedian Bill Maher has a new movie coming out called “Religulous,” in which he mocks Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, and attempts to encourage religious skepticism. The brief previews I’ve seen don’t look promising, and a story I read today has lowered my expectations further. The movie is produced by both Maher and Larry Charles, who also directed that model of cultural sensitivity, Borat.
Here’s Charles on religion, as quoted by the AP:
“If I believe that Jesus is God and you believe Mohammed is God, then no matter how tolerant we are, we are never going to meet,” Charles said.
Charles then goes on to conclude that religious violence between Christians and Muslims is therefore inevitable.
Except, um, Mr. Charles, Muslims don’t believe that Mohammed is God. And this is a guy who has spent the last year making a movie about Islam. Perhaps he needs to take my world religions class before making his next film.
Lifehacker points to at least two blogs see the current financial troubles as a golden opportunity to improve your do-it-yourself skills. Can’t afford a new car? Just repair your old one! Don’t have money for new furniture? Build some out of scrap lumber! Can’t afford a hat? Knit one using cut-up beer cans for decorations (as my grandmother did on many an occasion).
Here’s one sample quote:
We can invest in hobbies that will give back, like electronics, woodworking, and DIY in general. Being able to make, fix, repair, and build might be the most important skills to develop. We really only have each other, and I think we’re all better off when we’re able to be self-reliant when we need to be.
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