Outer Space and Outer Appearance

It is hard for me to believe we are nearing the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned moon landing. I was a child while the race for space was taking place. In those days before the Internet, products and services used the moon landing in their promotions. I eagerly anticipated the moon landing and took in as much coverage as I could. Perhaps that explains my continued fondness for science fiction especially works from the 1950’s and 1960’s. It was great anticipating the progress we might have made. That said, many works from that genre and era depicted evil aliens as...

Held to a Higher Standard

I had a wonderful time this week. It was my privilege to teach an adult class on the life of a man of God who lived in the 1600’s. This man devoted his life to improving education for children. This man felt that education would help lift mankind out of the cycle of cruelty and war. His methods were nothing short of revolutionary. In his view, education should not be limited to boys born to elite families. Rather, education should be for everyone including girls. He reasoned that a child’s first teacher would be his mother. Therefore, it was important that the mother...