Archive | June, 2008

07 June 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Three Rules for Children

Last night I listened to a frustrated mother describe her interactions with her teenage daughter. The mother was almost tearful when she said, “I feel terrible saying this. I love my daughter, but I don’t like her.” Wow! What parent of a teenager hasn’t occasionally felt that way? Yet when that is the primary way [...]

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06 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

The Ministry of Foster Care

I was sitting at the wrong gate waiting for a flight to Tulsa. When I realized that the passengers around me were talking about going to Lubbock (not Tulsa), I packed up my computer and the manuscript I was working on. The gentleman across the aisle from me said, “You don’t want to go to [...]

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01 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Sexual Abuse and Teachers

Recently the media has reported a stream of arrests and allegations involving school teachers sexually abusing students. When faced with evidence of abuse, school administrators frequently don’t let others know about it, while legal loopholes allow some sex offenders to continue to teach. Experts believe the problem is much larger than the current reports indicate [...]

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