by Christina Embree | Mar 11, 2016 | Opinion
A video went viral recently showing a young African-American woman being removed from a presidential campaign rally. She was pushed and prodded by numerous campaign supporters while others voiced insults or filmed the incident on their phones. No one stepped in and...
by Christina Embree | Nov 30, 2015 | Opinion
Kids raised in religious homes are less generous and kind than those raised in nonreligious homes, according to a recent study. By religious, the report means that the parents identified with a religion (mainly Christianity or Islam), and they measured frequency of...
by Christina Embree | Nov 9, 2015 | Opinion
My kids and I were sitting at Wendy’s when all of a sudden my oldest sat straight up and said, “We need to pray!” I gave her the strangest look until I heard the distant sirens getting closer. For as long as I can remember, whenever we’ve been...
by Christina Embree | Oct 15, 2015 | Opinion
Some teenagers check their social media accounts 100 times per day. A CNN article titled “#Being13: Inside the Secret World of Teens” provided this and other eye-opening insights into the impact of social media on teenagers. “I don’t like...
by Christina Embree | Sep 4, 2015 | Opinion
I am not Josh Duggar, and I think it is important that my kids know that. A blog titled “I Am Josh Duggar” surfaced recently and made its rounds on social media. The author, Julia Walton, shares that before we judge Josh Duggar so harshly, we would be wise...
