Alone and discouraged, I sat staring at a computer screen. I was frustrated by the way my life had turned out. I’d worked hard to hold onto remnants of hope for my marriage, but each day that summer I could feel it slipping through my fingers.  I felt so alone.  God was still there, I knew, but I longed... >Read More

Tags: Chat, chat room, Culture, divorce, faith, friendship, healing, hope, World

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It’s hard to resist the siren call of a friend request on Facebook. Sure it’s a little childish, but who doesn’t want the world to know they have one more friend? It’s harmless enough until you realize you’d rather not have the guy who teased you mercilessly in grade 8 looking at your family’s beach vacation pics.  How do... >Read More

Tags: digital age, etiquette, Facebook, Family, friend, friendship, how to, problems, Self

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I don’t know where the picture was taken, except that it’s near a lake with cabins and large pine trees. The year is about 1962. There I am in black and white: little tiny guy beaming for the camera, fishing pole in one hand and shiny dead trout in the other. I’m told this was my first fish. I’ll... >Read More

Tags: friendship, hobbies, Men, Rick Howat, sports, summer

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“Mom, why do teenagers use swear words?” innocently asks ten year old Kaytie. This child’s question is one that many parents ask themselves, their friends and families virtually every day.  Whether overhearing a teen talking on the phone, chatting with a friend in the basement, or in the heat of an argument between siblings, parents of teens...... >Read More

Tags: Family, friendship, Gina Roberts-Grey, Men, parenting, school, teens, Women

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Does the world still need a superhero? Watch out, bad guys, as Superman Returns … fighting movie villains, rescuing the imperiled, desiring Lois Lane (now a single mom), saving the world. The guy is everywhere. Superman’s promotional ties include Burger King, Duracell, got milk?, even a dating website. NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has a...... >Read More

Tags: Culture, friendship, hero, hobbies, Jesus, Judaism, justice, Men, Movies, rescue, Rusty Wright, success, superhero, superman, Women

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