One of my favorite authors (Robert Fulghum) made a list of common-sense rules for home repair projects that went something like this: ♦ Always work alone. An audience is hardly ever helpful. ♦ Keep your tools clean and your language cleaner. ♦ Pray! If God Himself can’t fix it, what makes you think you can.…
The word “media” is the plural form of medium. It is usually used to refer to a means of communication such as radio and television, newspapers, magazines, and the internet, that inform or influence large groups of people. The internet ushered in what we call social media including texts, tweets, posts, pod casts and blogs. Many…
My first real encounter with the word “hate”, and its meaning, happened when I was just a small child of about six-or-seven-years of age. I was playing with my two younger cousins, on their farm, and the boy cousin started to climb over a gate into a cow pasture. Just then, his teen-aged brother came…
At Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on September 21, 2025, his widow declared her forgiveness to the assassin. Erika Kirk’s deliberate act of forgiveness, which was heard by millions of people, inspired actor Tim Allen to forgive the drunk driver who killed his father in 1964. Allen was just 11 when his dad died and he carried unforgiveness…
The 10th Commandment is recorded in Exodus 20:17: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” “You shall not covet” means that we should banish all desires for whatever doesn’t…
According to Wikipedia, “The legal definition of the word corruption is: The dishonest or fraudulent misuse of entrusted authority or power for personal or unlawful gain, involving acts like bribery, embezzlement, and extortion. It is characterized by a breach of public trust, particularly in cases of public corruption, where officials act for personal benefit instead…
The Bee Gees were one of the most successful singing groups of the 1970s with their tight harmony, energetic songs, and trademark falsetto voices. You don’t have to be from that era to recall one of their biggest hits, Staying Alive. The famed trio was comprised of three brothers, and Barry Gibb is the lone survivor. Maurice and…
We have all heard the words, in our American Declaration of Independence, that tell us that everyone in this country is entitled to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Those of us who went to church and Sunday school as children, were also taught to pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. We…
We have all been discouraged from time to time, especially when things do not work out as we had hoped they would. The word “discouraged” literally means to be deprived of courage, hope, or confidence. It may take the form of feeling disheartened, dispirited, intimidated, disparaged, depressed or daunted. Whatever is causing the situation we…
Self-confidence is a belief in one’s own abilities and judgment, specifically, the conviction that one can successfully handle challenges and achieve desired outcomes. It’s a positive feeling of trust in oneself and one’s capacity to perform tasks effectively. Confidence is not about arrogance or feeling superior to others, but rather a quiet, inner sense of…