Making life fair seems to be a relentless cultural ambition but it’s simply not possible this side of heaven, and the Federal Communications Commission may be the only government institution that understand this. On August 4, 1987, the FCC voted 4-0 to abolish the Fairness Doctrine, which required radio & television stations to present balanced coverage…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, I need Your help today with fighting the challenging situations in my life today. With You, all things are possible, so I choose to trust and rest in You because I cannot conquer these situations on my own. Please help me to remain calm and not worry while You are working…
Character traits are defined as the individual qualities or attributes that make up a person’s overall individuality. These descriptions can be physical, emotional, mental, or moral. Every person is made up of many different traits or qualities, and these can also change over the course of someone’s life. Character traits are the building blocks of personality;…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Just as you guided the wise men, thank you for guiding me. Please help me to remember to seek your guidance daily. I want you to lead my steps each day, so I follow the path you have laid out for me. You know what is best for me, so I…
Elaine Steinbeck (1914-2003) visited a Tokyo bookstore to see if they had her husband John’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath. The Japanese clerk found a copy but called it The Angry Raisins. Reader’s Digest, June 1990, p.106. The book was written in the 1930s, a time of hardship for many across the United States. Not only…
Paul Williams (b.1940) is an American singer and songwriter. This Academy Award-winning composer has battled through alcohol addiction and gained a marvelous insight from an old-timer he met in recovery over twenty-five years ago. This man asked Williams, “How are you treating the world today, Paulie?” Williams replied, “Don’t you mean, ‘How’s the world treating me?'” The gentleman quickly…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for the gift of prayer. Please help me to remember to always use prayer as my GPS (guidance, protection, and strength) system daily, throughout the day, to help me stay on the path you want me to take. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A mother picked up her son from the city swimming pool one afternoon. When she saw that he didn’t have his towel she asked him where it was. He said, “Somebody stole it!” The mother marched right into the office and asked to speak to the pool manager. “What kind of an operation are you…
Two pastors, who liked to fish, invited a third pastor from another denomination to come fishing with them. Out on the lake, the first pastor needed to go to the bathroom. He walked on water to the restroom on shore. A while later the second pastor did the same thing. The third pastor had to…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for giving me the faith to believe in You so that I can experience Your love and salvation even though I have not seen you face to face. In Jesus’ name, Amen.