Spring is widely recognized as the season to get rid of excess. In fact, according to the Miriam-Webster Online Dictionary, the term “spring-cleaning” even has a dictionary definition of its own: “the act or process of doing a thorough cleaning of a place.”
That same dictionary defines the term excess as: the state or instance of [...]
Neurological research by the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC College recently found that fast-paced digital media may actually confuse a person’s moral compass. See “Nobler Instincts Take Time”.
According to the study, “Emotions linked to our moral sense awaken slowly in the mind.” Admiration for virtue or skill and compassion for another person’s physical or [...]
We all know what it feels like to be in anguish—to be hurt, wounded, rejected, bruised, physically or emotionally battered. Proverbs 14:10 says, “Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.” People can empathize with us, but no one can truly understand our private, inner pain.
No one, that is, [...]
According to Fox News Online, citing a story published by The Sun (a British newspaper) on April 4, 2009, “A British school was blasted Friday after kids as young as 11 were told to shout obscenities during a lesson in swearing…. St. Laurence School in Bradford on Avon, Wilts, claims it was part of a [...]
I recently stumbled upon a great illustration of today’s generation gap. We all know that the generation gap is real and that it is big, but this example caught me off guard.
I was editing something at the computer along with our youngest staff member, who is 23 years old and a computer whiz compared to [...]
Bang. Bang. Bang. Long pause. Bang. Bang. Bang. Long pause. Bang. Bang. Bang.
That annoying, persistent sound has been going on for days. It’s the sound of a bird (a robin) smashing into our front windows, over and over again. After some research I learned that this strange behavior is quite common for certain breeds of [...]
If you feel like things in life are changing too fast to keep up with, you are right. The following video clip will prove that you are not going crazy; things in our culture really are changing at a dizzying pace! Check this out:
If your head is now spinning like mine was, the best thing you can do is [...]
Faster than a speeding bullet. We used to say that about Superman, but now it refers to the rate of change going on in our culture. Most people think the U.S. economic downturn is solely the result of collapsing financial institutions on Wall Street and bursting of housing market bubbles. Sure, they played and are [...]
It seems relatively easy (and almost popular these days) for some people to deceive others, even those closest to them. At times deception is done in the name of “protecting” a person. Sometimes it’s used as a tactic to help a company or a person get a bigger and better deal, to secure or preserve [...]
There is nothing like a shared experience to deepen a relationship, and when that shared experience is centered around God and our faith in Him, well it just doesn’t get any better! That’s why the latest contest from Mission City Press encourages girls to pair up with a best friend or sister, mother, aunt, cousin, [...]