When my wife and I were newlyweds, we were part of a church that occasionally included a bulletin insert called “The Church around the World.” It included news snippets about God’s people, the church, in various countries, including the U.S. One news item that caught my eye was the percentage of income given by AmericanContinue reading “How Much Should Christians Give?”
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The Death of DEI in Business?
The abbreviation DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) has become a common way of signaling goals in both education and business, particularly since the death of George Floyd four years ago. DEI has two primary foci: race and sexual identity/orientation. In other words, the goal of DEI programs is to have broader representation from different races/ethnicContinue reading “The Death of DEI in Business?”
Living Alone as a Status Symbol
I recently came across an article by Juliana Kaplan and Rosalie Chan about millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) who are currently living alone. For some context, in 1967, the percentage of 18 to 34-year-old Americans living alone was a mere 2.6%, but by 1981 (the year of the first millennials), that percentage hadContinue reading “Living Alone as a Status Symbol”
Is It Love or Infatuation?
I was recently listening to some songs by a soft-rock band named Bread; they were in their heyday in the early 1970s, at a time when I was about to transition to teenage-hood. Some of you reading this probably also grew up listening to them. Their songs are almost all about romantic love in oneContinue reading “Is It Love or Infatuation?”
Honors Programs vs. DEI
A month ago, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announced that for the 2024-25 school year, they will be replacing their honors programs with a more “inclusive” and “equitable” program that will also be more “diverse.” You’ll notice that those three words are the components of DEI, which has two foci: race and sexual identity/orientation. In theContinue reading “Honors Programs vs. DEI”
To the Remnant 