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A Deep, Mental Breath

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Our lives are full of entertainment. One can scarcely imagine a day without music, YouTube, Facebook, movies, Netflix, NFL, 19 Kids and Counting, video games, and iPods. It seems as though all our time is caught up with some form of entertainment. In the old days,...
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Video Games in the Lives of Young Men

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by Tobin
Wednesday, 05 March, 2014
categories: Homeschooling Life
It isn’t news that video games are increasingly a part of our culture. But there’s been a surprising lack of thoughtful consideration regarding something so influential, and into which so much time is being invested. I don’t only mean that there aren’t enough parents...
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The Fear and Danger of Missing Out

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by David
Wednesday, 13 November, 2013
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!
I was missing out. Something prompted my daughter to address my ignorance and she played for me the Gangnam Style music video. A multitude of cultural references suddenly made sense. I could finally laugh at the joke, a joke that I previously failed to recognize. We...
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Doctor Who: an Ancient Hero for the Modern Day

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by Tobin
Saturday, 16 February, 2013
categories: Homeschooling Life
I know I’m a few years late on this one, but as history’s longest running science fiction TV series becomes even more of a cultural phenomenon, I thought I’d offer a critical perspective on what makes Doctor Who significant to classically minded people. A quick...
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Making a Home for the Holidays

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by Ruth
Friday, 09 December, 2011
categories: Homeschooling Life
Does your Thanksgiving sparkle with music, laughter and wit? Has the food you labored over for hours disappeared in minutes? Has your family learned to linger and enjoy one another's company? One year, my extended family celebrated Thanksgiving at a reconstructed...
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