Tag: children
You, Child, are Our Bond
“And children seem to be a bond of union.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Moved by these words of Aristotle, I write here...
An Open Letter to My...
Gifting Children
Some friends and I are celebrating the good news that one of our company was expecting another child. None of us are the Duggars,...
The Beauty of Tolkien’s Quest
Tolkien understands the deepest of our longings and makes us understand them better than before.
Why Australia Needs a Renewed Culture of Natural Marriage
Human nature, innate human longings, human biology, and human history are all on your side.
Cultivating Gratitude
Blairsville, GA. Recently I was with a friend whose oldest son, having just completed his junior year, is home from college. The young man...
Why we do not own a Television
April was "Media Awareness Month" at our sons' school. I took a couple weeks off from the Porch, and I also published a...
Home-Making for Home-Coming
RINGOES, NJ. You’ve seen the commercials.A middle-aged couple drops their son off at college. As they drive away, nest now empty, they feign sorrow....
No Wealth But Life
JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS. William Allen White, the noted editorialist of Emporia, once named our shared home country America’s tenth muse—the muse of prophecy. If...