Claire Colvin
Claire never expected to grow up to be a computer nerd. She loves the ocean and stories and still can’t believe that $40 keeps a girl in Uganda in school for a year. (It’s true.) She believes in cheering louder than you complain and helping where you can. She'll always say yes to a cup of tea.
Adoptees: Second Chances
Do you watch The Amazing Race? I love that show. The scenery is incredible and while there is some of the back biting that plagues all reality shows, it’s not as bad as the ones where someone is trying to get a date. It’s a show I look forward to each year. This season there […] Read More >
Affordable Summer Dates
Summer is here and love is in the air. If you’re looking for some great date ideas for that special someone, summer is a fantastic time to create memories without breaking the bank. One of the easiest ways to accomplish both of these things is simply to head outside. Take your date to the beach […] 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 >
Almost Christian
We know that the college years can be a time when young people walk away from their faith, but what about the teen years? A recent survey of teens and faith – the National Study of Youth and Religion – has some results that might surprise you. In a recent article for CNN, Kenda Creasy […] Read More >
American Idol: Bikini Girl
Everyone is talking about Katrina Darrell’s American Idol audition last night, but they’re not talking about her voice. Dressed in only a bikini she certainly got noticed. This morning a search for “American Idol + bikini” gets 1.5million hits. If she was looking for her 15 minutes of fame she found it. Whatever happens with […] Read More >
And the Oscar goes to…
This Sunday millions will watch as the Oscars are handed out for the eighty-second time. I will probably watch, although I find the choice of hosting duo Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin a dubious one. Couldn’t they let Steve handle it alone? I miss Billy Crystal and his musical monologue. An article in the New […] Read More >
Angels & Demons (and bears, oh my!)
Do you remember all the buzz surrounding The Da Vinci Code? I remember reading the book and thinking, “that’s it?” I never understood why people got so worked-up over a work of fiction. For me, a novel doesn’t have a lot of impact on my personal faith. But back in the heady days of the […] Read More >
Anybody Want A Do-Over?
Have you ever done something you wish you could take back? Chad Stahl can relate to that. A year after loosing his wife in a house fire he decided to get a tattoo in her honor. If you’ve ever done a Google search for “worst tattoos” you’ve probably seen what he ended up with. Can […] Read More >
Apple Says No to Porn, Kinda
Pornography is a multibillion dollar industry, but you won’t find it on your iphone, at least not officially. Several sites, include Techland.com (a subsidiary of Time) reported a series of emails between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and one unsatisfied customer, Ryan Tate. In the emails Tate asks Jobs what he think Bob Dylan (a hero […] Read More >
Are Some Marriages Unfixable?
There’s been a lot of news lately about Sandra Bullock and her husband Jesse James. It saddens me that they are just the latest in a long, long line of celebrities who have had to live their marital issues in pubic. I know that it is part of being famous, but it seems especially cruel […] Read More >