Our nation’s foster-care system is in crisis. Thousands of children “age out” of foster care each year without ever having known the love and support of a forever family. Birthdays are forgotten. School performance drops. Social workers are overwhelmed and lose hope of the possibility that the children in their…  [more]

A pediatric hospital in my home state of Georgia has been running an advertising campaign about childhood obesity which has ignited some controversy. This NPR story summarizes both arguments: the ad producers point out that Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity and argue that the harsh tone is…  [more]

Last June, Malaysia Airlines listened to grumpy travelers worldwide and banned children from first class. Does your family have the money to actually fly first class? You will have to settle for economy. Do you and your children need to get home quickly from Malaysia and the only seats available…  [more]

For most North Americans, the only reminder that Christmas was historically a 12-day festival is the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," with its turtledoves, partridges and other incomprehensible gifts. The song probably doesn't have religious origins, but it's about the only time Christians in this culture talk about the…  [more]

This is the second installment in Advent All Around, a Think Christian series that sees reflections of Advent in the culture at large. Our first piece in the series, on Gabrielle Giffords and hope, can be found here. We light the second, purple Advent candle today to remember Mary and…  [more]