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2011
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March Madness
Today is the championship game of the NCAA basketball tournament. For those fanatics among us, this day was circled in red a year ago! In my own not-so-humble opinion, this three week tournament is...
The Impact of a Teacher
In the last several weeks there has been a number of news articles focused on the behavior of school teachers. In Harriman, Tennessee a 38 year veteran kindergarten teacher was weary of dealing with...
Children Need (Unstructured) Play
Two headlines caught my eye this week. One said, "Freeze Tag, Wiffle Ball Deemed Dangerous in New Summer Camp Regs" (NBC New York). And the other asked, "Are Kids Today Having a Childhood They'll...
Insight into Heaven
Steve Sabol is the founder and president of a company called, "NFL Films." He is a well known sports executive who is battling a brain tumor. A recent article on his struggle had this headline,...
Happy Birthday KJV!
As I write these words, it is the 400th anniversary of the publishing of the most significant book ever translated! It is the birthday of the King James Version of the Bible. In 1604, the English...
Shelves of Forgotten Souls
I saw an article in the LA Times this week that caused me to do some serious thinking. It was a report from Salem, Oregon about thousands of unclaimed remains of mental patients and others who lived...
He is Indeed the God of the City
Last week I had reason to be in down town Los Angeles. I mean, down town! If you know the area, I was doing laps around MacArthur Park looking for a coffee shop. Since I have lived in suburbia for...
Marked for Life
A recent article in TIME magazine caught my eye. It was discussing how certain colors are used in various protest movements around the world. Yellow is the color of people power in the Philippines....
Our Signatures
How you end a letter is as important as the initial greeting. The salutation sets the tone for the coming content, and the complementary close sums it all up with a flare. If you study Paul's...
Which Student is Likely to Receive Mostly A’s?
At Stoneybrooke's annual Dads Day celebration I often mention a "pearl of wisdom." I share with the Dads that if there was only one small practical thing you could do to help your child make it in...
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