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Snipping and Sniping at God
By
Carolyn Henderson
My most recent bureaucratic nightmare involved securing a piece of paper from the local school district. As a homeschooler, I have fortunately not had to often enter the establishment’s hallowed halls, but this last week made up for years of my not being there. Tired of Being Youngest (who is, um, our youngest child), in…
The Statement No Christian Should Make
By
Carolyn Henderson
As a Christian and a human being, I avoid the word “should,” because it’s generally used by Person A against Person B, to get Person B to do what Person A wants. So when I use it, I’m serious. And I’m serious about a sentence that Christians regularly bandy about as a means to prove that…
Praying: How Specific Must We Be?
By
Carolyn Henderson
I live in a household where the husband changes the light bulbs. It’s not that it’s beyond my job description; it’s just that I seriously don’t like ladders and I’m not particularly good at dismantling overhead light units without breaking something. So the Norwegian Artist takes this on as his regular project, and my job is to…
The Sinless Christian
By
Carolyn Henderson
You know, for a society absolutely saturated in violence, sexuality, and offensive language, we’re remarkably oversensitive at the oddest times, and statements that were a joke ten years ago approach secular blasphemy today. Specifically, I’m thinking of the no-win question, “Do you still beat your dog?” Attacking Your Dog On a witness stand, with a…
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