. . . how can we teach our kids that work is an inherently good thing? It’s not just about making money, it’s not a necessary evil one has to do to get to the other “good” stuff in life, which even some in our Christian culture teach. Rather, “work” is a wholesome thing – it was, after all, present in the garden before the fall. So on Labor Day and every day in a culture which has such a twisted understanding of work, how do we teach our children to value the creative, redemptive, and protective value of work? Oh heck, how do we just get them to do a few chores without complaining??

Listen today when I talk to writer Tony Woodlief, and we expand from the themes of his Wall Street Journal article I posted earlier this week. (You can find more of his funny and engaging work on family life and, among other things, raising boys into men!) at www.tonywoodlief.com.

I hope you tune in today at WYLL/AM1160 Chicago at noon, or listen live via streaming at www.wyll.com. Later listen here by clicking the microphone, or, at the end of the week, get a podcast of the show on NationalReview.com.

And thanks for stopping by!

Betsy Hart

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