by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Oct 27, 2016 | Fostering Faith, The Bible
I hate it when well-meaning people tell me that God has a plan for my life. Why do I hate it, you might ask? Because it is exactly what I’m afraid of… The idea that God has a plan for a person’s life is a notion that ought to strike fear into the heart of any sensible...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Sep 12, 2016 | Raising Christian Kids
It’s an unavoidable fact of parenting. Whether you are an attachment parent, co-sleeping parent, a free-range parent, a helicopter parent, a traditional parent, a non-ideological parent, you are doing something wrong. Guaranteed. Mothers, in particular, don’t like to...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 21, 2016 | Reading Well, The Christian Imagination
One of my favorite pass-times is watching TV shows on DVD (or it once was, as now we binge-watch Netflix instead). The series can be so engaging that sometimes I see myself enmeshed in the storyline to such an extent that the boundary between real life and the show...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 8, 2016 | News
It is with great excitement that I will be taking a position at Wheaton College in the Fall as a Visiting Assistant Professor of English, where I’ll be teaching First Year Writing and a literature course entitled “The Art of Marriage, Madness, and...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 7, 2016 | Fostering Faith
Post #3 of a Three-Post Series: <= Post #1 — You know where to find me <= Post #2 — Rocks, a Tent, and a Felony (or Two) My scalp was itching. Just a bit but itchy nonetheless. I lay in bed a few days after John and Adam first worked in my yard...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 4, 2016 | Fostering Faith
Post #2 of a Three-Post Series:<= Post #1 — You know where to find me=> Post #3 — The Social Economy Two days later, the weather turned shockingly cold. I had set out on a walk with Ziva, thankful for the cool gray sky but unprepared for just how...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jun 30, 2016 | Fostering Faith
Post #1 of a Three-Post Series: => Post #2 — Rocks, a Tent, and a Felony (or Two) => Post #3 — The Social Economy “If I had some water, I’d give you a drink!” Panting, I looked down at the grizzled man sitting on the corner. A ripped Notre Dame cap...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 19, 2016 | News
On Saturday 14 May, some of my close friends and I chose to “walk” in recognition of our graduation from the University of Notre Dame. While the day was cold (all the better for wearing those academic robes), it was a lovely opportunity to celebrate each...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 5, 2016 | The Christian Imagination
Philosopher David Hume should be celebrating his 305th birthday about now. He was born on May 7th (which was April 26th before the Calendar Act of 1750), so his birthday was either this week or the previous week, depending on how you look at it. Hume’s work,...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Mar 24, 2016 | Fostering Faith, The Christian Imagination
When I was younger, Good Friday inspired me. While I was thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, I viewed it as the heroic act of an individual, independent human being—an adult choosing to give his life for others, which it was. And, such an act is worthy of the highest...
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