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The Limits of Reason

...the Reaches of Grace. Last week I wrote about balancing emotion and reason in how we think about and respond to things, especially those issues close to our hearts like homeschooling and religious views. And thinking about the hyper-emotional people … Continue reading

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Where Do You Get Your Information?

For a month after we got married, Brittany and I lived in our house without internet. Ten years ago everyone would have shrugged and said, "Eh, that's not so bad." But we had just graduated from college where, when the … Continue reading

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Emotion, Reason, and a Level Head

I've met plenty of people with really kooky ideas. Unfortunately, as I've grown older, I've noticed that I've held some odd-ball ideas too. I've had my fair share of standing on the metaphorical picket line, waving a banner of some … Continue reading

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Meet Luke Holzmann

My name is Luke Holzmann. I am the second oldest of four children of John and Sarita Holzmann who founded Sonlight Curriculum. Photo from My Wedding July 10, 2005: Justin, Jonelle, Me, Amy, John, Sarita I was homeschooled with Sonlight … Continue reading

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Make Your Life Better

My family has lunch together after church on Sundays. As is typical, we talk. Loudly. No one has complained recently. <smile> We got to talking about the fiasco of the latest iPhone launch. Since one of my friends works at … Continue reading

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A Friday Full of Fire

First: An apology. It seems as though my enthusiasm for Sonlight's inclusion in iTunes has smacked into the harsh reality of internet mysteries. And so, for the time being, it is impossible to download the Sonlight podcast episodes in iTunes. … Continue reading

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Transubstantiation and Other Easy Matters

This is not a post about particular religious views. In fact, this is probably not a good forum for such a debate at all. This is a post about how we should think about and respond to difficult issues. There … Continue reading

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