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Alcoholism & Family

“Alcoholism has an effect on everybody around the person suffering from it. This is especially true for a family.” says William Belle in the Ole! Times. In his article, which recounts his own struggle with alcoholism and (for the moment) sobriety, he provides statistics about how pervasive the problem is: According to a 2002 survey […] Read More >

Hope Realized as Miners Rescued

As I write this post, nearly half of the trapped Chilean miners have been rescued. The thirty-three miners were trapped on August 5th 2010 when the main ramp into the San Jose mine in northern Chile collapsed. CNN showed live video of the rescue and a live tracker on their front page displaying the number […] Read More >

Marriage: Little Things Add Up

The other day the headlines read “Gold prices set record high”. I am all for investment when it gets me what I want. But if you are like me you didn’t jump on the gold band wagon soon enough and wish you had years ago. So I guess you can call me dumb for not […] Read More >

Extreme Makeover: HOPE edition

Would you let go of your child if it meant giving them a better life? This past Sunday I was watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, a show that I love even though it makes me cry.  It was the season premiere – did you see it? Instead of building a house for one family they […] Read More >

Help for when School Sucks

Approximately one in three American college students drops out. That’s a scary statistic, and you’re likely hoping that you won’t become one of those unfortunate ones who end up leaving school before completing your degree. By now, you’ve been at college/university for a few weeks. Maybe a trip or two back home, maybe not. Whether […] Read More >

Top 10 “Unanswerable” Questions

Which question would you most like to find an answer to? According to search engine Ask.com (formerly known as Ask Jeeves, which is still its moniker in the UK) the following are the top ten “unanswerable” questions: 1. What is the meaning of life? 2. Is there a God? 3. Do blondes have more fun? […] Read More >

Trying to Answer the Why?

We’ve all asked “why?” at some point or another.  Chris Keith has been asking why for most of his life. He was 12 years old when his grandparents decided he was old enough to know the truth.  His whole family – his parents and his older brother Mikey – did not die in a car […] Read More >

Katrina: Faith Lost & Found

It’s been five years now since the wind and rain of Hurricane Katrina bore down on the gulf coast. Five years since the levees broken and the world came off it’s hinges for the residents of New Orleans and the gulf coast.  It is impossible to imagine all that was lost in those days, and […] Read More >

The End of Final Exams?

When the Harvard University does something, you can be sure people will take notice. Ranked #1 overall in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, Times Higher Education Ranking, US News & World Report Ranking, and others, what Harvard does carries a lot of sway. And what they’ve decided to do recently is […] Read More >

The Consequences of Bad Decisions

Bad decision making strategies lead to bad decisions and bad consequences. If you work in the business world, you’ve likely witnessed the consequences of bad decisions made by a company president or CEO. But you don’t have to work in management for your decisions to have a big impact. Just ask former Barings Bank employee […] Read More >

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