One of the most glorious naïvetés of my adulthood was how I thought—hoped—Generation X would approach divorce. Our parents were the first generation who divorced without significant social stigma, so they did it a lot. We, their children, got a good, solid look at more broken homes and stepfamilies than anyone previously had. I thought … Read more
I’m co-teaching in Aaron’s Sunday school class this month. I’m co-teaching in Nathan’s confirmation class next month. Our boys are jelling, right now, with the children who will comprise their church youth group. They’re almost there. Teaching at church gives me a good look at that process, and I’m excited for them. I don’t think … Read more
I’ve been following the sorority debacle at the University of Alabama with some interest. If you’ve not been paying attention, the basic story is that a black student applied to four different sororities; the girls in the respective houses wanted her; and the respective alumnae thwarted it, procedurally or whatever. That may be a smidge … Read more