As a child, I kept a close friend who, in some respects, was closer than my little brother. Eric Tucker and I were inseparable as we grew from tiny tikes to terrible teens. But as we grew into young adults, our lives naturally took a curve. We still remained close, ...

This past Saturday, I decided to take my nine year-old son, Zeek, to work with me. It would be a good character building experience for about four hours. About an hour into the regiment of sounding fire hydrants for leaks, I noticed something. My kid’s got ears like his old ...

“Gluttony” is listed as one of the seven deadly sins. This implies that overeating is no laughing matter and shouldn’t be ignored. Moderation is vital in all we do; once we drift into having too little or too much of anything, then the side effect tends to be problematic. Whether ...

The story of 13-year-old Jahi McMath is incredible, and I have been following it since last December. On December 9, 2013, Jahi underwent a tonsillectomy to alleviate her sleep apnea; however, she began bleeding profusely and went into cardiac arrest. Jahi was declared brain-dead three days after the operation, and ...

All too often, we forget why God gave us the Bible, and it is time that we remembered! Gone are the days of God walking with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden talking face to face with mankind. Gone are the days of Moses when God spoke and ...

Robert: kindergarten boy, bright, youngest of five siblings, filled with a passion for books.  He beamed each time he thought of his most treasured possession, a set of Little Golden Books which he had received for his birthday.  They were his, alone, not  the usual hand-me-down. One day at supper, ...

About two years ago, I had an anger monster that lived inside of me most of my life. When I say monster, I mean just that. He was an evil spirit bound inside of me ready to unleash whenever something did not go my way. If we were in a ...

‘Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.  Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.’  Ephesians 4:2-3 (NIV) We have a ‘thing’ going on in our church.  And it’s a good ‘thing’.  Our senior adults are bonding ...

Haiti is one of the poorest nations on earth and has over 300,000 “orphans and street children.” In addition to this the nation was ravaged by a severe 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010. Through all of this, however, some real heroes have emerged as a result of relief organizations. ...

Have you ever heard of the domino effect? How about the snowball effect? The first time I grasped the concept was after taking a Financial Peace course from Dave Ramsey. The idea is simple in theory but difficult in application because it involves discipline and sacrifice. So, how exactly does ...