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Christmas Bible Studies

Pour a mug of hot chocolate and settle in with a Christmas life lesson. In the midst of this busy season, take some time to sit with God.  We have three sets of life lessons – guided Bible studies – that are a perfect way to celebrate the season. The Carols of Christmas Carols are one [...] Read More >

Starting Over

Are you in the middle of a moving your family to a new house, a new town, or maybe even a new state or country?  I have a lot of experience with moving.  As a single person, I moved from home to college, to Louisiana, to South Carolina, and then to Hungary.  Ron and I [...] Read More >

She Doesn’t Want Sex

You might feel like you’re alone in this, but you’re not. Free email mentoring is available today. Request a mentor.  There are many reasons a woman may experience a diminished sex drive.  Men and women are very different sexually.  Women are emotionally driven while men are more physically driven.  The stage of life can be a [...] Read More >

Japan: Another disaster

This is becoming much too familiar. As I turned on the news this morning, I gasped. Oh no, not again.  Like most of you I started a familiar dance – inching closer to the screen to see what was going on and mentally cataloging where my friends and family are.  My niece is in Malaysia, [...] Read More >

Is Racism Natural?

There was a video on CNN yesterday that stopped me in my tracks. It wasn’t footage from Thailand, or election coverage.  It is a video of a little 5 year old girl  sitting in front of an image of 5 cartoon children. The children are all wearing the same dress and the same expression, only [...] Read More >

Oil Spill: Day 50

Day 50 This week marked the 50th day since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded due to drilling, killing 11 and causing the largest off shore oil spill in US history. It is estimated that 1,900,000 to 16,000,000 liters (500,000 to 4,200,000 US gallons) of oil is flowing out of the wellhead, although the exact [...] Read More >

Brides: What’s in a Name?

There’s quite a conversation happening on the “She Won’t Change her Last Name” article.  Passions run high on both sides, and it’s easy to see why.  There is always a long and emotional journey when it comes to naming a baby.  Why should it be any different when naming an adult? I am pro-name changing [...] Read More >

Al & Tipper: What Can We learn?

No one ever said marriage was easy, but for four decades Al and Tipper Gore made it work. They survived arguably one of the most controversial presidential campaigns of all time.  They survived sort of winning the presidency and then graciously handing it over.  Al Gore found a new direction in his professional life and [...] Read More >

US Honors 1000th GI Lost

Today as we mark Memorial Day, the United States has lost its 1000th GI to the combat in Afghanistan. Marine Corporal Jacob Leicht, a native of Kerrville Texas, had been in country just two weeks after spending the last two years in physical therapy for a serious injury sustained in combat in Iraq.  He would [...] Read More >

Ipad Kitty is Front Page News

The most viewed video on YouTube today is “Iggy Inviestigates an Ipad”. In the video Iggy the house cat chases a cursor around the screen of a brand new, $500 computer.  You can find the link on the homepage of CNN.com .  Riveting stuff. I can’t decide what surprises me more – that someone let [...] Read More >

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