What’s the best way to fix a leak? In Mary Mapes Dodge’s book Hans Brinker, a finger was enough for the Little Dutch Boy to hold back the water seeping through a crack in one of Holland’s dikes. Imagine how this story would have played out if the dike had Read more…
Can you believe we’re more than halfway through the year and another school year is about to begin? Our students are growing up in a world that is increasingly diverse. Yet some argue it falls short in providing racial equality. Students’ feelings about race and fairness came to light after Read more…
I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my Read more…
The story of Mother’s Day is one of the great paradoxes of the 20th Century. It is both a celebration of love, admiration, ambition, persistence and ultimate victory; and a sad tale of the harmful effects of bitterness, desperation and loss. Ann Reeves Jarvis: The Model of Mother’s Day Ann Read more…
Proverbs 31 describes the virtuous woman as someone who is confident, strong and unchallenged with questions about her identity. She is that gal we would say “has it all together.” But does a modern version of this woman exist? This investigative article searches for clues! Investigating the Corporate World Our Read more…
Years ago, I was pruning an old willow tree at the end of my backyard, when I noticed a huge limb that didn’t appear as productive as the others. It appeared out of place. I decided I should get rid of this ugly old branch once and for all, so Read more…