The faith of infants
A key Lutheran teaching is that infants can have faith. This is why Lutherans see no contradiction between infant baptism and justification by faith. Lutherans see faith not just in terms of...
View ArticleReadiness for 1st grade then and now
In a column on the cops busting the parents for letting their 10 and 6 year olds walk home from the park by themselves, columnist Petula Dvorak has a felicitous sentence: “Our rapid march toward...
View ArticleThe Teenage Brain
Parents have long been frustrated with their teenager’s “what was he thinking” moments. Why do bright, thoughtful adolescents so often do things that are foolish and reckless? We now know the reason:...
View ArticleTeenagers are forswearing “adult activities” like sex & drinking
The number of teenagers who have had sex and who have tried alcohol has plummeted since 1976, especially in the last decade. Christians will applaud that. But they might feel differently about some...
View ArticleDefending Boyhood
Anthony Esolen's book "Defending Boys" explores the nature of boys, what they need, how they think, and how to help them thrive.
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