by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jun 8, 2012 | Fostering Faith, Raising Christian Kids
Did you hear Lolo Jones is a virgin? Scanning news headlines a couple weeks ago, I was surprised and somewhat bemused by the sudden obsession with Lolo Jones. Apparently she told Bryant Gumbel on HBO’s Real Sports that staying a virgin is more difficult than training...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Feb 17, 2012 | Fostering Faith
One of my children is in trouble with the law…. About midnight a few weeks ago, just as I was falling asleep, I awoke with a start as Ziva, our two-year-old Great Dane puppy began barking like mad. Instantly, I knew we had heard the same thing: the sound of someone...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Dec 30, 2011 | Fostering Faith, Living the Liturgical Year
While Christmas decorations are starting to come down and the world’s attention is turned to the celebration of the new year, I am still immersed in Christmas. Many people where we live try to observe the entire Christmas season—all twelve days of it—as a time of...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Aug 12, 2011 | Fostering Faith, New Ideas and Research
Donna Simpson has been making headlines over the past few weeks for her goal of becoming the world’s fattest woman. News clips of the morbidly obese woman discussing her goal run like parodies of similar human interest stories: her partner “supporting” Donna in her...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 15, 2011 | Fostering Faith
Recently, I’ve begun thinking that I may be too tired to be a Christian. Trying to juggle my PhD program, my husband’s home-based business start-up, a ten-month old who doesn’t like taking naps or sleeping generally, a Great Dane puppy, renovation work on our house...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jun 17, 2011 | Fostering Faith
There is a version of faith that slides very nicely into middle-class, middle-aged life, giving those who are a bit insecure the answers that they need to be relatively confident members of society. In its Christian version, this sort of faith provides insurance...
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