OXFORD, Ohio (ZP) -- Sometimes the world spins, the floor rushes up from the bottom of the mosh pit, the ceiling blurs into fleshy hands and arms all around you, and you realize that, in that perfect quixotic moment, where you stand on every issue in the universe. Such a liberating experience, the o...

Galatians 5:1-6 - How should we look at this passage? Paul argues that Christ came to free us, and if we attempt to find our justification on the law then Jesus is of no value to us. So, what then of things like expectations of members (we were just talking about this at Pinikidion's place)? Would P...

It’s a basic fact of life that, unless you’re Will Rogers, you can’t get along with everyone. Unfortunately, it’s also a fact that throughout your life, you’ll be in situations where you simply have to communicate with some of those people you just can’t stand. This may be an annoying bo...

Family connections run deep and wide even after the individual leaves the family. While others may get set in their ways - it's imperative that you continue to grow and change.It's hard work to be yourself and evolve but it's possible. Never stop growing, learning and loving life. Be your own parent...

Filed under: Teens & tweens, In the news Teens think they know everything -- it's a common complaint. But if you're looking for a little appreciation for all of your hard work and parental wisdom, you're in for a long wait. A British market research survey recently found that children don't star...

Karen has not left the building for three days now. I'm okay, though. Really. I'm evenly balanced between introvert/extrovert. Time alone is good time and people time works, too. We have a regular Thursday night dinner with our next-door neighbor that's expanded to include two other frie...

Law and Order, Special Victims, if you haven't seen it, is a weekly television drama about people who commit murders and sex crimes. When it's about incest, there's usually a big twist at the end. Rape is featured in many of the episodes, sometimes stranger rape, sometimes acquaintance rape. Incest ...

Lots of details below the cut, but basically it boils down to a plea for "this is how I handled it" stories about confronting parents about religion and different lifestyles--particularly when my "different" lifestyle is not so different at all. I was raised in a fringe Christian...

As the economic outlook grows increasingly bleak, school systems in the Washington region are delaying construction and even considering shuttering schools, moves that could force wide-scale shuffling of students among campuses and disrupt deep connections that students and families have to neigh......

As the economic outlook grows increasingly bleak, school systems in the Washington region are delaying construction and even considering shuttering schools, moves that could force wide-scale shuffling of students among campuses and disrupt deep connections that students and families have to neigh......