It’s late in the evening and you are finally starting your homework after Facetiming a few friends, oh and turning off Minecraft or World Warcraft. Now it’s time to get serious and get some homework done that you see no point in the first place. You log on to your ...

I remember as a kid pulling up to the bread store and stepping out from the vehicle smelling the waves of freshly cooked bread pouring into the air around me. Knowing that we had the opportunity to eat bread that was freshly baked next door to the store gave me ...

They sat down in the backyard playing with their toys. But then Keith started a conversation and everything went bad. “Wane, instead of giving you, I’m gonna give T.J. my extra transformer action figure because he has none, and you already have two.” “What! But if you give me that ...

Be sure to read part 1 on Setting Boundaries. Setting limits with loved ones is not always easy. Having prodigal children, dysfunctional and toxic, and unbelieving family members can test the most courageous of individuals. It is imperative if one has these types of relationships to learn and apply parameters ...

Most of us, at one time or another, have dealt with challenging headaches that cause us undue grief.   Reportedly, the head is one of the most common sites of pain in our bodies. This pain can range from being a subtle nuisance all the way to debilitating or life threatening.  ...

‘Blessed is he who is kind to the needy.’ Psalm 112:5 If we listen to the whispers and complaints in our society about teenagers, we may come away with a tainted view of them. We will judge them, find fault, blame, mistrust. But our teens are our children, grandchildren, the kid ...

Our founding fathers designed a government of three branches – Executive, Legislative and Judicial — of equal power. Their reason for this system of checks and balances was because they understood human nature and knew that, in time, elected officials would arise that would challenge the system.   We now ...

How to Share the Gospel By Joel B. Matt 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of ...

Domestic Violence: What Should The Church Do About It? By John Livingston Clark There is no question that domestic violence occurs in many homes and even within some religious families. The issue is how should local congregations and the Church as a whole respond to it? Information has come from ...

There are very few things in life when unbalance brings pleasure and satisfaction; like a see-saw, a pendulum scale tipping in our favor, or viewing the leaning tower of Pisa. Nevertheless, most times unbalance is usually followed by a fall. If a shelf is unbalanced, books fall to the ground. ...