The Walking Dead
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Have you ever seen dead men walking? You can go back in time to a Church in Sardis (present day Turkey) or you can look around you and see abundant evidence in churches today. The letters to the seven churches in Revelation are thought by some to speak to »
Teaching vs Training
There is a world of difference in teaching vs training. Teaching is the verbal imparting of truth, whereas "training" applies those teachings moment by moment, day after day. The dictionary defines "Train: to mold the character, instruct by exercise, drill, to make obedient to orders, to put or point in »
Can playing video games make you sick?
Can playing video games make you sick? Apparently, they can if you play for hours on end ignoring all other needs for sustaining life. A teenager was recently hospitalized after playing video games for 4 straight days. I know this is an anomaly and not happening everyday but it has »
Prowling Lion, Devouring Menace
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There is a cosmic battle taking place in the world; one that permeates the stories we create for ourselves, whether to entertain, tell our own or someone else’s story, or simply because this is the way it is in the universe where we live and the truth of it »
“A Woman Needs a Man Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle?”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This title is Gloria Steinem’s statement that provided a mantra for the feminist movement in the past century. Possibly, Eve could have said something similar after Adam excused his own sin in answer to God by blaming her! The historical account is that Eve succumbed to the cunning of »
How Many Glasses of Water Have You Drunk Today?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This has been a hot summer in most places across the country. Glasses of water have been in great demand lately. In recent days the heat has contributed to the ripe conditions for forest fires in the West, drought conditions and scorched crops in the Midwest, along with power »
Practicing The Presence Of The Devil
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Carmelite monk of the seventeenth century known as Brother Lawrence wrote a Christian Classic titled Practicing the Presence of God. It’s still in print after 300 years. Practicing the presence of the devil could be taken as the opposite of practicing God’s presence, but that is not what »
Mobile Pornography
Pornography has been around for awhile. The ancient Greeks and Romans created public sculptures that depicted sex acts you cannot see in R-rated movies still today. Shortly after photography was invented in 1826, photos of nude women surfaced. From magazines to DVD'S to the the Internet, pornography is available everywhere. »
Parenting Tips for Computer Usage
We all need some advice from time to time. Here are some simple parenting tips for computer usage with your children at home. Turn off the computer at night for at least one hour Recognize that people are often using technology to fill a relational void Anticipate that as new »
Parenting Tips for Cell Phones
We all need some advice from time to time. Here are some simple parenting tips for cell phones: Turn their phones off at the dinner table or during a conversation Check their activity, texting, and the pictures they are taking or storing on their phones Limit their minutes and number »
Parenting Tips for Gaming Devices
We all need some advice from time to time. Here are some simple parenting tips for gaming devices like an X-Box or PlayStation within your home: Be aware of the fact that gaming can easily form addictive behaviors Limit the amount of time spent playing Know that gaming devices offer access to »
When The Time Was Right
“There just isn’t enough time in the day; so goes our common excuse. “Where did the time go, we ask. You and I are creatures of time. Even those who think they are not bound by it are; they can’t escape it. Using our time well is a constant battle. »
