Is it Possible to Overcome Alcoholism?
Over 16million Americans suffer from alcoholism, based on US census data. That's about twice the population of New York City.
The problem is also widespread in Canada and other countries as well. It doesn't help that alcohol advertisers constantly remind those struggling with alcohol about their problem and tempting them to abandon their attempts...... >Read More
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Step
“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” ~Mother Theresa
He is unaware of my presence. His eyes are closed, the patterned quilt above him faintly rising and falling. The small clock radio at his bedside blares an old country station, but the silence is overwhelming. Grandchildren innocently look out from photographs haphazardly...... >Read More
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Helping the Homeless, Practicality Please
With the Olympics coming to town, one cannot help but be aware of the concern over the homeless population. It has been a topic front and center since we first learned that Vancouver would be holding the 2010 games. In 2006, CTV was already reporting that the homeless population in the city may have tripled, producing numbers of up... >Read More
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Do you crave destiny? (Part 1)
Do you crave destiny? Have you experienced failure in the last month? The last week? Today?
Sometimes you know deep down God has something amazing He wants to do in your life ... but it still seems elusive. Your life seems to lack destiny ... and aimlessness can sometimes lead to apathy and lack of purpose. But you were not... >Read More
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What do you hope for in 2010?
It was almost 15 years ago that the Spice Girls implored us, “Tell me what you want, what you really, really want.” (Sorry for the earworm.) The mystery of what they were actually singing has long been solved, (“really really really wanna zigazig ha” still makes no sense) but many of us are still trying to answer that... >Read More
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Swine Flu Fear
The recent news about "Swine Flu" has caused widespread concern, perhaps with memories of the SARS outbreak only a few years ago, which ended up killing over 900 people, still fresh in our minds.
Today the Toronto Star provided a helpful list of questions and answers about Swine Flu:
Q: What can I do to prevent myself from getting the... >Read More
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How would you spend $800 billion?
It sounds as though the much ballyhooed United States stimulus deal will soon be passed, to the tune of somewhere between $819 billion and $838 billion. (Give or take a few billion.)
It's hard for me to even mentally grasp that amount of money. For the sake of comparison, $800 billion would be enough to build approximately 12 million Habitat... >Read More
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Sole Survivor
"An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor... >more
How to Be Successful and Satisfied
Success is:______. How would you fill in the blank?
"That's easy," you might... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)