A sociology professor every year begins his course on “The Family” by reading to his class a letter, from a parent, written to a government official. In the letter the parent complains that his…
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Splintered Families
There is evidence of splintered families all around us and among us. A cartoon strip showed a young woman talking to a minister. She said, “John and I are having a terrible time, and…
Like Fire Cast On the Earth
Martin Luther knew that the ice of human nature had frozen things over in his day, most especially he thought, in the heart and mind of a man named Erasmus. To that Dutch humanist…
Without the Fire the Seeds Will Never Grow
Stretching south for hundreds of miles from Glacier National Park lay a majestic mixture of valleys, rushing streams, and gargantuan mountains called the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Backpackers have hiked there for decades looking for…
Safe, but Trapped!
There once was a loving couple who had the wife’s elderly mother living with them. Their concern was for her security while both of them went away to work each day. They finally seemed satisfied…