Aug
29
2006

Roger Butner
Today marks one year since Hurricane Katrina made her fateful landfall on the eroded shores of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The fallout of this incredible natural disaster has brought out both the worst and the best of the American people. We have witnessed looting, violence, chaos, racism, political posturing, and shameless blaming. However, we have [...]
Tags: community
Aug
18
2006

Roger Butner
Apparently I coined a new term a few nights ago through a slip of the tongue. After making some comments in my Bible study group, a couple of people immediately spoke up, saying they like my use of the term “storiented” in reference to our postmodern culture. I didn’t really mean to say it – [...]
Tags: family, marriage / relationships, media, movies, parenting
Aug
09
2006

Roger Butner
This may sound like an old cliche, but it represents a deep truth. Whether it’s Monopoly, Rook, charades, spoons, hide and seek, checkers, chess, tag, poker, Balderdash, “apple shmear” (see Cheaper by the Dozen), backyard football, X-Box tournaments, Candyland, backgammon, bowling, Parcheesi, or Old Maid, playing together as a family encompasses several very important values:
Tags: family, marriage / relationships, parenting