(TALCA, CHILE) Our son, Jason Crenshaw, is located in Talca, Chile, in the closest and possibly the hardest-hit large city near the epicenter of Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
Astonishingly, amidst all the downed infrastructure, we got a brief message from him Saturday afternoon, then another one this morning asking us to call him, as he had permission [...]
Category Archive for 'Family'
Bullying at School or Church? (Lessons from My Father, to Me, to My Children)
Posted in Family, LDS Theology, Thoughts on Feb 10th, 2010
An old friend in Australia asked me recently about my children’s experiences with bullying in school, and whether it happens in LDS denominational schools.
Our discussion started because of this tragic article (caution: some PG-13 content). Some people commented that not only was the bullying a problem, but Brodie’s handling of the bullying was a big [...]
I sent out the following email today:
On its official www.lds.org web site, a letter from the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requested the “best efforts” of Church members to support the marriage protection amendment in California. Such a statement is unusual for the LDS Church, which recognizes this as [...]
One thing I learned watching my father was the importance of teaching your children. My dad did this in a relaxed way in day-to-day conversation, more formally around the dinner table, and sometimes by issuing logical or theological challenges that left us thinking—and talking.
My father has a great command of words as well as ideas, [...]
KidZui—Safe and Fun Web Browsing for Kids
Posted in Family, Technology on May 4th, 2008
About a month ago I installed the KidZui 3.0 web browser for kids for our youngest son, Michael. Now that his 30-day trial period is over, I’m sharing Michael’s review right here. (OK, I’ll discuss my perspective as well.)
Michael didn’t really have Internet access until KidZui. Why? Our old filtering solution was good but not [...]
A Personal Tribute to Keith H. Meservy
Posted in Family, LDS Theology on Apr 29th, 2008
Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together, unto the confounding of false doctrines and [...]
“Excuse me. Where is this train headed?”
Posted in Family, Genealogy, LDS Theology, Science and Religion, Technology on Apr 14th, 2008
Though I rode the train many times on my mission to Brisbane, Australia, I could never shake my fear of stepping into the wrong car and going the wrong direction.
Feel the same way? Let me explain where I think this blog is headed in the months just ahead:
Dating vs. Courting. We struggled with dating questions [...]
K9: Powerful, Free Web Filtering for Mac or Windows
Posted in Family, Technology on Apr 5th, 2008
I’m no stranger to Web filtering technology. As a former geek power-user and current father of 10, family online safety has been an interest and project for over a decade. I’ve researched and fought with home networks and monitored and analyzed and put many programs through their paces. I’ve used BESS, Cerberian, WinProxy, and NetNanny [...]