by Roger Jones | Apr 13, 2022 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
As seems to often be true, LGBTQ+ people and issues are in the news. Recently it has been the so called “Don’t Say Gay” bill and the latest back and forth about trans people competing in sports. For better or worse, we can’t seem to stop talking about these groups of...
by Mary Heathman | Mar 15, 2022 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
Those looking for a political statement on the Florida House Bill (CS/CS/HB 1557: Parental Rights in Education) or the Florida Senate Bill (SB 1834: Parental Rights in Education) won’t find it in this post. I will leave the political spin to activists’ Twitter and...
by Roger Jones | Mar 8, 2022 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
When people, Christians in particular, are dating, the question eventually comes up… “How far is too far?” This is of course in reference to the physical boundaries in a dating relationship. It may be asked using different words: Is kissing okay? What kind of kissing...
by Roger Jones | Feb 22, 2022 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
We recently learned about a new resource for helping parents monitor and block pornography and other potentially pornographic content. You can even try it out for free for 30 days. What is Canopy? “Canopy is the only digital parenting app that detects and blocks...
by Mary Heathman | Dec 7, 2021 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
It seems appropriate to take a deeper dive into feelings about family gatherings again in this blog post. I talk with folks every day whose family relationships are stressed, sometimes in crisis—and for them, thinking about their family holiday gatherings brings on...
by Mary Heathman | Nov 30, 2021 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
Norman Rockwell paintings graced the cover of The Saturday Evening Post for years. His take on what family celebrations should look like became the ideal in many minds. The 1943 painting, Freedom from Want, depicted the hoped-for scenario for American families as...