Hi friends – I saw this in the Wall Street Journal this morning and wanted to pass it on. Christmas with a little less commercialism and a lot more in values. What’s wrong with that? Our kids will survive!
My kids know this Christmas is different, and I, for one, am already enjoying it more. Last night the 5 of us curled up in front of the fire while it snowed outside, and watched the Frank Capra classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” And you know what? It is! Difficult days like this don’t change the fact that life is always a precious gift.
I hope you are “simply” enjoying the season with the ones you love.
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Hi friends – I hope you listen to “It Takes a Parent” today at noon central time, AM1160/WYLL radio, Chicago, or www.wyll.com. I’ll be talking to Michael Josephson, head of the Josephson Institute for Ethics in Los Angeles, California. Among many other projects, the institute tracks teenagers and their ethics (or lack thereof) through blind surveys, and issues regular public reports every two years. It’s most recent report was, again, shocking. The vast majority of teens admit to cheating on tests in high school, and more than half of the boys says one has to lie and cheat to get ahead in life.
The reports seem to get increasingly ominous. We’ll talk about what is going on!
You’ll especially want to listen today if you are in the Chiacago area. I’m giving away tickets to the Adler Planetarium – a family five-pack/VIP set! – to see the Adler and it’s wonderful “Star of Wonder” sky show. That’s a $100 dollar value, so listen to win.
(You can catch the show later here, or on nationalreview.com)
Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. BTW, my column in Chicago has been moved to a larger page (and circulation) day on Thursdays! (I’ll continue to post it here on Fridays.)
Check in tomorrow for information on this week’s “It Takes a Parent” radio show. If you are in the Chicago area, you’ll definitely want to listen in. I’m giving away a “family 5-pack” VIP admission to the Adler Planetarium! That’s a $100 value. Listen to win.
Thanks for stopping by, and and have a great weekend.
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Hi friends – I really hope you will tune in today to “It Takes a Parent,” AM1160/WYLL Chicago, noon central time.
I’ll have some fun items in the “Heart Beat” part of the show, then on to the “main attraction” so to speak. Today, I interview Max McLean, star of “The Screwtape Letters,” currently playing to soldout houses at the Mercury Theater in Chicago. Based on the brilliant satire by the same name by C.S. Lewis, the story follows one of Hell’s chief tormentors, Screwtape, as he helps his nephew navigate the “hoped for” snatching of a particular soul on earth. I saw the play, it’s fantastic!
Max McLean, who is based in New York, is also the President of the Fellowship for the Performing arts, a Christian performing arts company, and has starred in or been a part of many performances typically based on great Christian literature or histories.
Today on the show we’ll talk about the Screwtape Letters, Christians and the arts (I sometimes think we Christians are too “afraid” of the arts), and for those of us who have kids who want to go into the arts how can we encourage them to go about it in a way that’s redemptive? I have a son who wants to be a film director, so I’m eager for that information.
Remember, if you miss the show today at noon, you can check out out on my blog later on Monday when it will be up for “easy listening,” or on Friday you can catch it on NationalReview.com
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Hi friends – I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! I had the week off! (And so Sunday’s radio show was a re-air of my interview with David Elkind, author of the best selling “The Hurried Child” and other books, which originally was broadcast on September 7th. I can never get enough of his wisdom!)
And for all you moms and dads out there whom I hear from, worried about giving your kids a “great Christmas” – here’s my column which ran last Friday.
