There’s a pile of unhappy Muslims in the world today, and not just because they deny the hope that is theirs in Jesus Christ. Consider the first paragraph of the following article: “Muhammad Sven Kalisch, a Muslim convert and Germany’s first professor of Islamic theology, fasts dur...

Back in my day, girls played with Cabbage Patch dolls. They were lumpy, had crimped, goofy hair, and awkward belly buttons. They weren’t the most exotic toys ever, but they were just right for little girls. We loved them, did their crazy hair, changed their clothes, and dropped them on the flo...

At first glance, we thought the story of the mom who left her kid in the mall to "teach him a lesson" was a classic case of parents misunderstanding what punishment is — like when a kid is sent to his room full of video games, TV and other toys for a time out. That was before we realized that she ...

Countdown to Smoke-Out 2008! In case you forgot, or were outside smoking when someone shared the news, come January 1 there will be no more smoking in public places, including bars, restaurants, casinos, dorms, stadiums and anywhere else that is inside, aside from personal homes and cars. No idea ye...

Filed under: Lifestyle, Infant / First year, Adventures in Parenting, Outings My husband and I came to a rather startling (and fully embarrassing) realization last month. We'd only been out as a couple 3 times since Wito was born. Um, Wito is SIXTEEN MONTHS OLD. What's that? Like an average of one o...

In a situation only slightly less disgusting and tragically hilarious than the time Dave Matthews Band's waste landed on that tour boat, mysterious "splotches" over a three block radius in Lisle may be human poop and pee. Police in the western suburb are investigating a substance that landed on and ...