Christian Educators' Journal

Items tagged freedom

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  Find out what world leaders have determined to be reasonable expectations for citizens of this world.

• Confessions of a recovering Pharisee

  A tee totaling re-convert discovers the nuances of Christian liberty.

• Recommendations

  In a new series, a *cino co-founder offers short reviews of worthwhile art and media, This edition looks at the films God Grew Tired of Us and Into Great Silence, music from Kanye West and Common, and Last Train to Memphis, a book about Elvis.

• Freedom to speak

  A tradition of the Indiana Republican party illuminates the gift of participation.

• The freedom, the pain and the just desserts of nerdiness

  Middle school lessons, for better or worse, become life lessons.

• Outside looking in

  Remembering Simone Weil and a middle school band of misfits.

• Be still and know

  On the value of showing up for a time of silence.

• Dreams for sale

  Tracing a family's history and values through home spaces.

• To throw away or to keep

  Being born again into a new identity yields more questions than answers, with a need to proceed.

• Put your whole self in

  Why confessing our pop culture secrets can be good for us.

• In the moment

  Learning through all five senses at a home away from home.

• Choosing to surrender

  A reflection on religious identity and the freedom of commitment.

• Daddy Warbucks in pantyhose

  Unlearning through improv in order to relearn how to play.

• Clutter, control and the freedom of simplicity

  The confession of a modest hoarder.

• The freedom of less

  Taking a simple lifestyle for granted -- and occasionally, as an idol.