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I saw a list not long ago about what stresses people the most.  The first two things seemed pretty obvious (death of a loved one and divorce), but the third item on that list really surprised me. ...

We love meetings.  Well, what I mean is that corporate America loves them.  You may not like them at all.  But companies do.  They have them all the time.  There are morning meetings...

My family recently retuned from a summer vacation.  We had the tried-and-true theme park experience and had a great time.  One of the hallmarks of the theme park is of course the roller coaster,...

Proverbs is an interesting book. But how many people would decide to read from it very often?  I’m guessing not that many.  The book is part of what is called “Wisdom Literature“ (other books...

How much do you know about Mr. Rogers? He was born in 1928 near Pittsburgh.  He didn’t have a particularly happy childhood, as he was often teased for being fat.  That is hard for me to imagine...

The Olympic Games are coming this summer to France.  I enjoy watching a lot of it, especially the types of sports that I don’t usually get to see much of.  It would be a tough task to watch it...

When did you first use a self-service checkout? Do you like them? A lot of retail and grocery stores are putting in self-checkout stations, and many of them now have more of these than regular, human-manned...

The big message from Jesus in three out of the four gospels is to repent.  You have heard that right?  “Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand.”  If you have spent any time in the New...

This is the time of year that we celebrate graduates, whether that be from high school, college, or even kindergarten.  Graduations are happy-sad moments for parents.  A major rite of passage...

Jesus tells 38 parables in the bible.  Most of us are familiar with some of them, but there are a few that don’t make the average person’s top ten list.  I want to explore two of those now because...