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May 27, 2023

To honor the fallen, let’s live in freedom’s light

On green, sacred acres, there they sleep. White headstones stretch away into the distance, marching even here—especially here—in military precision. The winter snow falls down, lying atop each one. The

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May 24, 2023

Raising kids with character requires parents with the same

Last weekend, our family celebrated a milestone event. Our third son graduated from Hillsdale College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics. As commencement approached, my mind went back

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May 23, 2023

To all of the wallflowers

It was the simplest example I’d ever seen. Standing by the newly-tilled bed, hose in hand, I was performing a precious ritual–the watering of the flowers. Oh, the ineffable holiness

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May 06, 2023

For life’s two greatest tragedies, we need faith ‘just enough’

It was a story that made national news. A prominent, beloved neurosurgeon in Detroit was shot and killed in his own home. His body was found in his attic after

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May 01, 2023

Your difficult person? A chisel in the hands of God

“Pray for me,” read the message, “and for *____. He’s so petty, insecure, and immature sometimes (in light of the fact that) he’s supposed to be a spiritual leader. Passive

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Apr 29, 2023

To Tucker Carlson: keep saying true things

It was a “shot heard around the world.” Unlike the battles of Lexington and Concord with British troops on one side and Americans on the other, this skirmish featured a

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Apr 26, 2023

At His mercy–the best place to be in unsettling times

“We are at the mercy of God, aren’t we?” It came in a recent conversation with a son. It had been ‘a week’ for both of us, and he had

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Apr 22, 2023

Forgiveness, the upside-down choice

On March 27, 2023, death and destruction came calling. At Covenant Christian School in Nashville, Tennessee, a deranged young woman broke in and opened fire. When at last the guns

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Apr 20, 2023

Toddler outwits security–and parents

In national news this week, there was a fascinating story from Washington, D.C. The Associated Press reported a security breach at the White House. For the first time in recent

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Apr 15, 2023

The right kind of transition: becoming an adult

This week, I was interviewed by a subject near and dear to me. It was my youngest son, a.k.a. The Cub. “Mom,” he said, plopping down at the dining room

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