In the trenches of day-to-day parenting, we need to remember the big picture — namely, that we have the unique opportunity, under God, to shape a form a human soul.

Children are a blessing from the God who commands us to be fruitful and multiply. But how does that command fit in a world with orphans who need a home?

There is a mean streak in Christianity, and it is not against anybody else but ourselves and our sinfulness.