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May 2017

May 02, 2017

Evangelicals Defend Trump, Fox News and Sexual Assault Because Evangelicals Would Rather “Protect the Lord’s Work” (And Their Own Legion of Predatory Abusers) Than Care For Victims

Institutions known for sexual assault (including child rape and spousal abuse) are mostly organizations closed...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

Free: Read a sample chapter from my new forthcoming book “Letters to Lucy”

"Letters to Lucy" is a multimedia project I've worked on for 3 years. Now...

April 16, 2017

“How have you and you wife Genie stayed together for almost 50 years given that, quite frankly, Frank, you were once such an A-hole?”

"How can I make my relationships and my life work?" Hint: It isn't anything you'll...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Here’s What I’ve Learned from the Experiences Offered by Life In General, And by Fatherhood and Grandparenthood In Particular: Beauty Matters More than Career

Once during a brief visit home while I was on a particularly travel-filled and arduous...

September 2016

September 25, 2016

The alphabet Trump will teach your kids

The new improved Republican Party alphabet Trump will teach your kids. Working to create a...

November 2015

November 04, 2015

Will you help me by writing something for me to include in my new book?

Dear Family, Will you help me by writing something for me to include in my...

November 02, 2015

Our Grandfather/Granddaughter Lucy & “Ba” Art/Icon Art Project

I've just launched a new show of icon art I collaborated with my 7 year...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Recovering Grace provides a unique perspective in that it was founded and is operated by adults (and their spouses) who were raised as children in Bill Gothard’s Advanced Training Institute

Here is something good a group of evangelicals are doing. You should know about a...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Why Do Right Wing Christian Families Think They “Own” Their Children?

"In the Iron Age mindset of the Bible writers, children are not individual persons who...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

The impact of Jesus’ feminism has yet to be fully realized

The impact of Jesus’ feminism has yet to be fully realized. Even famous women receive...

August 16, 2014

“This is what being raised in the southern Bible belt will do to you…If it is ok, I will share my head for the first time to anyone”

NOTE: If you come from an evangelical background and feel anguish you are not alone....

June 2013

June 19, 2013

Computers, Children and You

Tech companies are targeting children from birth. Long before children can encounter the silences and...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

XII Commandment Last but Not Least…. (End)

XII: Never forget that one of the the greatest joys you can experience is to...

March 12, 2013

# XI Commandment… (God and All That For Your Kids)

XI: Never forget that passing on life literacy goes for passing on the hope only...

March 11, 2013

# X Commandment… For the Children’s Sake

X: Never forget passing on what is good doesn’t happen by chance. Did your mother...

March 10, 2013

# IX Commandment cont…

IX: Never forget you owe it to your child to squarely face your own particular...

March 09, 2013

# VIII Commandment… continues

VIII: Never pass on your fears. Too many a “be careful!” comment or too many...

March 08, 2013

# VII Command So You won’t Screw Up Your Kids

VII: Never forget: You are going to grow a carbon copy of what you hate...

March 07, 2013

# VI Commandment Re Your Kids

VI: Never make the mistake I made by expecting that somehow a child will learn...

March 06, 2013

# V Commandment on the Right Way to (and Not To) Care For Your Kids

V: Never correct a child about every little thing they do that pisses you off....

March 05, 2013

# IV Commandment on Not Messing up Your Kids

IV: Never talk about your child to other people in front of them, unless it...

March 02, 2013

My “Twelve Commandments” of Happy Parenting

If I could have one wish, it would be to get a parent do-over knowing...

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