I’m a person of strong opinions. It’s rare that I don’t have an opinion on a subject – just ask my husband! Lately, though, I’ve been wondering about the art of disagreement. Without meaning to, I’ve come up against passions that run high and emotions that run deep on...
Certain things are just understood. God is love. No one wants to go to hell. God wins. Taken individually, there’s nothing especially controversial about any of those statements for Christians. But pastor and author Rob Bell has written a controversial book that...
Another ruler has fallen. Hosni Mubarek, President of Egypt, stepped down this week after almost thirty years of rule. He joins a long list of deposed dictators throughout history. Mass unrest in his country left him few options, despite his assurances that he would...
The National Bureau of Economic Research has declared the recession to be over. According to their data, it ended in June, 2009. But don’t be surprised if fourteen million unemployed people disagree. Still, even for those who have found jobs and are part of the...
I want to write like Cathy Guisewite. You may not know who she is, but you’re probably familiar with her work. One of her favorite words is “Aack!” and her last installment will circulate October 3, 2010. Have you guessed yet? Cathy Guisewite wrote a popular comic...
Do you know who Colonel Harland David Sanders was? I’ll give you a few hints…white suit, string tie, white goatee, southern charm, and the originator of a secret blend of eleven herbs and spices. Ah, you’ve got it now—the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, now known...
All my life I’ve heard people say money cannot buy happiness. Are they wrong? Two professors at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs set out to determine whether the saying is true. They analyzed 450,000 survey responses to learn if money...
Remembering has been getting more difficult these days. Last week I spent twenty minutes looking for my car keys, only to find them on the drivers’ seat of my car. I’m constantly on the hunt for my eyeglasses, only to locate them…yup, on top of my head. Embarrassing...
Everyone thought they knew Carly. Her family, her doctors, her therapists, even her twin sister. Everyone was wrong. Carly is a teenage girl with autism. For eleven years, her family loved and cared for her. They provided her with all the therapy she needed, but she...
A recent news article has caused me to wonder, can one follow a leader without being a follower? By now you may have heard about celebrity author Anne Rice’s “resignation” from Christianity two weeks ago. She hinted at what was coming with several posts on her...
I watch movies to be entertained. To smile and laugh and cheer at happy endings. I don’t watch movies to be...
Fat. A word that causes more grief than the three letters deserve. For most of us, gaining weight is much easier than...
I’ve heard it over and over again. “The Bible is an ancient, mythological book irrelevant to modern culture.” Is it?...