Belief
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The Problem of Certainty
Exploring the extreme certainty fundamentalists often place on the authority of the bible. Big words such as infallible and inerrant are mentioned.
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Moving On
Right now my life is in a bit of a transitional phase. I’m working on trying to leave my life in my hometown behind and move towards a larger city. Part of that process is a goodbye to my family. I know I’ll see them in the future. And while I know that this is…
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Growing Kids God’s Way: Part 14
Growing Kids God’s Way – Chapter 16, Chapter 17, and Epilogue
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Justice
This post is a bit more frank and forward than some of my previous posts. It expresses my pain and anger at the lack of justice in this world.
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Growing Kids God’s Way – Part 13
Chapter Fifteen: Discipline Issues (Part Two) While the previous chapter focused on a specific parenting “problem,” this chapter covers a variety of common childhood misbehaviors. All of which the author assures us are easily able to be controlled by proper parenting. He provides a list of these misbehaviors in the opening portion of the chapters:…
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Pro life to pro choice
As someone who has spent much of their life on the pro-life side of the abortion argument, I thought it would be worth sharing how I came to change my mind on the topic. I’m not trying to yell at anyone or debate them, but I am trying to share my own journey. And hopefully…
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Growing Kids God’s Way – Part 10 (Gary’s Views on Spanking)
This blog post is about Gary Ezzo’s book Growing Kids God’s Way. With a specific focus on the author’s views on spanking as a form of discipline.
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Growing Kids God’s Way – Part 9
Growing Kids God’s Way “Chapter 11 Discipline With Correction” Gary Ezzo lays out the levels of correction and punishments used to discipline children.
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Growing Kids God’s Way – Part 8
Peers, Property, Nature, and Obedience. Chapters 8 and 9 of Growing Kids God’s Way.
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Growing Kids God’s Way – Part 7
Growing Kid’s God’s Way. Chapter 7. Respect for the Elderly. In which Gary Ezzo introduces parents to the interrupt rule and mandated use of titles and last names.
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