Footprints of Faith

Recently, I was rereading a copy of an 11 year old Focus on the Family article entitled “Footprints of Faith.” The author, Wendy Lawton told the story of a priceless family treasure that came in the form of a yellowed hand written note attached to some old...

Provoking Our Children to Wrath

Provoking Our Children to Wrath A few days ago, there was an article in the main stream media about a father in Riverview, Florida who disciplined his daughter by beating her with a belt and then shaving off her hair. Apparently, she had stolen some jewelry from a...

Health Care Debate

Health Care Debate Last week, the health care debate became personal for me. It seems that I came down with a flu of some kind (five tests for swine flu later, they are still unsure of the diagnosis) and while those virus bugs were ravaging my intestines, my asthma...

Long Standing Grudges

September 8, 2009Long Standing GrudgesNot too long ago a friend was sharing with me about a recent family gathering. It seems that the extended family got together for a celebration of some kind and shocked themselves when both sides of the feuding family actually...

Why Swearing is Good for You (NOT!!)

August 31, 2009 Why Swearing is Good for You (NOT!!) A couple of weeks ago Time magazine had an interesting article in its “Health” section. It was entitled, “Why swearing is good for you…It not only vents frustration, but a new study shows it actually alleviates...

Praying for Your Children

August 24, 2009 Praying for Your Children A few years back, there was this very cute commercial for office supplies that featured a mom or dad skipping through the store dropping paper and pencils into the shopping cart. As the kids were dragging themselves down the...