We all have favorite colors. Red, the color of passion, is exciting. Pink nurtures us. Orange feeds us enthusiasm and cheerfulness. Yellow gives us energy. Green calms us. Blue speaks of reliability. ...
What’s so important about a coastline? For starters, it marks a boundary that hems us in. It’s impossible to build our homes on the surface of the sea. It keeps cities from expanding and can ...
Ash trees are found all over the world. A prevalent use of this flowering woody plant is in Major League Baseball. It’s where we get our baseball bats.
There are over fifty species of Ash tree, ...
Hollywood finally got its act together in the 2016 hit Risen about a Roman soldier’s encounter with the fledging Christian community.
The man portrayed in the film was an unbeliever searching for ...
The juicy details are the ones we like to share.
A celebrity goes on trial, and we scour the Internet for the best of what’s gone on. Whose glove was found at the scene, who sneaked through the ...
How do we know someone’s “made it,” that they’ve reached their goals in life?
In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby’s success is apparent to everyone he comes into contact with. He throws ...
Read more: Our Mark of Success
We think we live in small town America. Or the big city. Or on our farm or ranch.
This world has us fooled into believing we are residents of our local municipality, citizens of our state and ...
Ancient mariners were a superstitious lot.
To them, there were gods everywhere, on land, in the sky, and underneath the sea. To espouse faith in these gods was to invoke their help and protection in ...
Read more: The Figurehead of Christ
Jesse Owens was a man of principles. He refused to let anyone sway him from his goals. He wanted to be an Olympic champion in the very worst way.
It was 1936. Berlin had won the bid to host the ...
Read more: Our Feet for Our Mouth
Strangers have become the bane of modern society. We tell our children, “Don’t talk to strangers,” and “Strangers who want us to keep a secret plan to hurt us.”
Yet our economic system is ...
Read more: Rocking with Strangers
God is all about choice.
We laugh, and we imagine the Great White Throne Judgment that happens just before the lost are thrown into the lake of fire. God sits with a firebrand in his hand, and those ...
Read more: Pick Your Poison
Modern electronics are amazing. Things that required a cord or an independent power source just a few years ago now run on mobile energy.
We have our power in our pocket, and it is our get-up-and-go ...
Read more: Getting Our Flashlight Out of Our Pocket
Shiny things attract us, catching our eyes, and drawing our attention. Flashy cars with ultra-high shine added to the finish. Diamonds sprinkling the flashing fire of the sun from their hearts. ...
Read more: The Glitter of the Lost Soul
We all have favorite colors. Red, the color of passion, is exciting. Pink nurtures us. Orange feeds us enthusiasm and cheerfulness. Yellow gives us energy. Green calms us. Blue speaks of reliability. ...
What’s so important about a coastline? For starters, it marks a boundary that hems us in. It’s impossible to build our homes on the surface of the sea. It keeps cities from expanding and can ...
Ash trees are found all over the world. A prevalent use of this flowering woody plant is in Major League Baseball. It’s where we get our baseball bats.
There are over fifty species of Ash tree, ...
Hollywood finally got its act together in the 2016 hit Risen about a Roman soldier’s encounter with the fledging Christian community.
The man portrayed in the film was an unbeliever searching for ...
The juicy details are the ones we like to share.
A celebrity goes on trial, and we scour the Internet for the best of what’s gone on. Whose glove was found at the scene, who sneaked through the ...
How do we know someone’s “made it,” that they’ve reached their goals in life?
In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby’s success is apparent to everyone he comes into contact with. He throws ...
Read more: Our Mark of Success
We think we live in small town America. Or the big city. Or on our farm or ranch.
This world has us fooled into believing we are residents of our local municipality, citizens of our state and ...