2October2008
Posted by Michelle under: Uncategorized:
The ALA believes that all censorship and all challenges (attempts of censorship) are evil and inappropriate. It invokes the first amendment for all occasions of censorship, although the first amendment clearly refers to the government prohibiting the publication of materials. True, the courts have broadened the interpretation of the [...] Continue Reading…
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1October2008
Posted by Michelle under: Uncategorized:
In the 1940s, a government arrested an individual for comments in personal correspondence criticizing a leader. He spent many years in prison camps and eventually in 1974 lost his citizenship and was expelled from his country for other writings criticizing the government (100 Banned Books, eds. Karolides, Bald, and [...] Continue Reading…
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29September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Book Reviews:
This is Banned Books Week at the American Library Association.
Here are some questions I’ve been asking myself as I study this issue.
What is Banned Books Week all about?
Is all censorship equal?
Is all censorship evil?
Don’t libraries censor every time they choose to purchase one book over another?
How does the First [...] Continue Reading…
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26September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Using Questions:
Jay Younts has been talking about questions and answers, and I’ve been thinking quite a bit about about what he’s saying. I know I need to be a better listener. One way I can is to ask followup questions to their statements, instead of assuming I understand what they’re [...] Continue Reading…
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25September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Uncategorized:
Is it possible to be materialistic about one’s own artwork? When does a desire for a record of one’s work become selfishness?
Today we were making cards as a thankyou for a neighbor who did something very kind for our children. But as soon as the art project started to [...] Continue Reading…
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24September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Introspection; Wisdom:
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many [...] Continue Reading…
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22September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Uncategorized:
Yesterday we got a great idea. A stranger gave us a tent (larger than our old three man tent), and since Lee had to set it up to dry and get sand out of and off of the tent, we decided that we’d all sleep in the tent. We’re [...] Continue Reading…
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19September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Using Questions:
Since we have three unregenerate sinners in our household, we have conflict. Yes, we’re attempting to teach them to share, show love for each other, and humbly put the other first. God’s standard is not what is fair, but what is humble and loving. But in spite of our [...] Continue Reading…
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18September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Uncategorized:
I’m starting to become aware of a way that I teach my children. I’m not talking about the systematic instruction for school, but the day to day instruction that typically begins spontaneously. (yes, I know some curricula use a variation of this idea for school, but I’m talking about [...] Continue Reading…
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17September2008
Posted by Michelle under: Introspection; Obedience:
I’m familiar with the story of Nebuchadnezzar and how God allowed him to live like an animal because of his pride. What I didn’t know or had forgotten or had missed the significance of is that God gave him advance warning. Look at Daniel 4:24-27. Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a scary [...] Continue Reading…
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