Friends, for those who don’t know, is a sitcom about six friends living in New York City.  The show’s writers were masters of comedy, to be sure.  The show is extremely funny and entertaining.  I used to watch it quite often.  I am also an avid reader, and two of ...

If more people would deal with their anger issues many of our social problems would be minimized. It is a cause of broken relationships, domestic battles, and evil acts in our culture. Anger takes many forms, from holding bitterness against another person to physical violence. It reveals itself in our ...

In December 2005, Winter was a several-month-old bottlenose dolphin living in coastal Florida waters. It was there that she became entangled in a crab trap, her life hanging in the balance. She was rescued and taken to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida. Sadly, her tail had to be ...

Do you realize that our pets praise the Lord? If you don’t believe me, I’m going to take a moment to try to convince you of this very thing. If one were to examine the subject of animals praising God, there are two places that I would suggest looking. They ...

As we drove up to the card shop, I quickly briefed my husband, “I need a birthday card. Don’t shut the car off; I’ll be right back.”  Then, too many minutes later, I finally trudged out of the store with nothing to show for my efforts.  Not one card was ...

The Creator used words to bring something out of nothing.  Scripture tells us Jesus Christ is the Word; He is the power and life of all that exists.  Humanity alone received the privilege—and responsibility—of using words.  Learning to steward the gift of words well is a worthy ambition.  For out ...

In today’s world, there’s so much information being passed around. This is one of those things that can be labeled as both a blessing and a curse due to all the conflicting views and opinions. These varying ideas can become so confusing that it can make people question the very ...

At the current time there are five illnesses in the news, that to one degree or another are posing a threat to the world population or are sickening large groups of people. Journalist Michael Synder on a webpage dated October 10,2014, asked the following question: “Why are so many deadly ...

The American television show aired in 1950, running for 38 years.” Truth or Consequences” offered the contestant just 2 seconds to answer a difficult three-part trivia question correctly. If the contestant failed to give the correct answer at the sound of the buzzer, they received their “consequence,” a stunt they ...

“And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die.” –Genesis 3:4 The worst lie in our world today is that we can choose what truth is. If that statement were true then Adam and Eve wouldn’t of been banished from the garden of Eden because they could ...