Discussion is usually healthy. We learn from each other as we discuss and process new ideas or differing opinions. But what happens when we disagree about whether to have the discussion at all? Nowhere have I seen Christian doctrine battled out more vehemently than on...
It used to be in the realm of science fiction. Not anymore. Designer babies are one step closer to reality. A U.S. company, 23andMe, has received a patent for a process that could be used to choose babies selected on the basis of genes that will increase the...
NASA surprised itself. Thirty-six years ago, Voyager I was launched for a four-year mission to Saturn. Exceeding expectations, it recently exited our solar system—the first manmade object to do so. Living up to its nickname, "The Little Spacecraft That Could" has...
Privacy is dead. When George Orwell wrote about “Big Brother” watching in his novel, 1984, I wonder if he imagined today’s culture. The NSA has the ability to monitor internet and telecommunications Unmanned drones have been claimed to monitor our activity Cameras...
We may not like it, but we’re surrounded by double standards. Most of us have a love-hate relationship with them. We don’t like it when someone else espouses a double standard, but if it’s our idea…. Children shouldn’t curse. Adults do it all the time. People must...
Confident. Over-confident. Cocky. And I paid the price. This has been an interesting summer. I’ve spent the past three months tackling weeds around the perimeter of our backyard. I hadn’t weeded those areas in two years. And yes, it was as bad as you just imagined....
I’m a low-tech gal. I still use a paper pocket calendar to manage my schedule. I stand on line at the bank to make deposits. And I have a small whiteboard next to my desk to write reminders to myself. That doesn’t mean I don’t use technology. I’m just not part of the...
In 1997, Entertainment Weekly called him the funniest man alive. But this week, the funniest man alive was so wrought with despair that he committed suicide. Sixty-three years young, Robin Williams ended his battle with severe depression with finality. He could see...
Wait. It’s a four-letter word in more ways than one. I hate waiting. Waiting in lines at the post office. Waiting for a green light at intersections. Waiting for answers to prayer. That last one is the worst. Waiting for answers to prayer. Especially when I know the...
My friend and fellow board member of the Christian Authors Network (CAN), Karen Whiting, asked me to participate in the Writer's World Blog Tour. She participated last week. I want to thank her for the invitation and suggest you check out Karen and her newest books....
Random Acts of Kindness Have you noticed that kindness seems more significant when it occurs randomly? Maybe...
National Umbrella Day Brolly, gamp, bumbershoot—all British terms for something better known to most of us as...
Not Enough Time? It happened again. I lost a whole month. Four-and-a-half weeks. Thirty-one days. More than...