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When words are not enough…

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I had a pretty important exchange with my boy today.

It was prompted by an evening spent in frustration, the night before, as he tried to cram a weeks worth of homework into a four hour span. This, despite my warnings during the week. He and I had discussed and agreed that this work was to be completed before bedtime Friday evening (10:30 this particular Friday, since there wasn’t anywhere to be in the morning). We looked at how much work he had left from his summer break and he determined he definitely had enough time in the next 5 days to complete it all. He gave his word that it would be completed or that he would not have a … Click to Continue →

Is ignorance communicable?

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I was reading another blogger’s comments and I became incensed at one ignorant person’s comment on the existence of Adam and Eve :

“it’s not real. btw…this is how wars start. kind of funny if you think about it.”

Now first of all. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and be WRONG, but it wasn’t the “not real” comment that threw me. It’s the second part. In a strong effort to avoid a flame war on someone else’s blog I tried to be civil. Additionally, I am instructed in wisdom.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1

So I will answer with a calm, intelligent, factual answer, based … Click to Continue →