By Sheldon Good December 2013 “CHRISTMAS, ON THE surface, looks like the most wonderful time of year—the season of love, lights, carols, candles, and family reunions, the time when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Look a bit deeper, though, and one might notice a more idolatrous narrative shining just as brightly: consumerism. Freeing […]
Mothers in Prison
February 27, 2019
“Mothers in prison” by Nicholas Kristof in the Sunday review, NYT (11/27/16). “America now incarcerates eight times as many women as in 1980, and only Thailand seems to imprison women at a higher rate . . . a model program in Tulsa called Women in Recovery . . . reduces the number of women in […]
Schools that Work
February 27, 2019
“Schools That Work” by David Leonhardt from NYT (11/4/16). “While many charter schools fail, the ones with ‘high expectation, high support’ succeed.” A related biblical theme: “Be perfect, therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). Read this article online or print it out at: http://nyti.ms/2elUrHs
