In government we need someone with the power and authority to manage all the other government officials. This person has to administer oaths, give participants permission to speak, and determine ...
A scientist is someone who always wants to ask the next question, to push beyond the boundaries of what we know, who states the question, “But, what if…”
That’s a good thing, too. For ...
Purity is a sign of true dedication to Christ. We imagine heaven as white, with fluffy clouds, angels all in white, and God with a white flowing beard.
Even in movies, God always wears a white suit, ...
Our bodies have a way of telling us something’s wrong.
Pain is our friend, although when it washes over us, it’s hard to tell. Still, if we weren’t aware of our physical problems, we’d go on ...
On a sailboat we depend on the wind for our strength. If there is no wind, we have no propulsion. We are, to speak a familiar phrase, dead in the ...
Read more: Turning Into the Wind
An educator in a small town just west of Fort Worth, Texas, had worked hard to improve her family’s fortunes. In 2013, after years of extra university work, she accepted an administrative position ...
When explorers travel to new lands, the first order of business is to claim that which they’ve discovered. Arrive on an uncharted island? Plant the country’s flag. Be the first to the moon? Out ...
Read more: Placing Our Flag
We don’t always wake up with a smile on our face. Happiness doesn’t always land in our lap. Sometimes our pleasant greeting is a thin crust ready to crack at any time.
There are days when we ...
Steve Errey writes in TheChangeBlog.com how his life has taken an unexpected turn the last few years.
Steve considers himself to be what he terms a social butterfly, a person who needs laughter, ...
Living in a war zone isn’t easy. In America a century and a half ago, much of the country was decimated as the American Civil War ripped holes in the fabric of people’s daily lives. In the early ...
Read more: The War Within
We feel alone. We live in a world crowded with people, buildings, and events, and yet, sometimes we still feel isolated.
We can be surrounded with family and friends; and we can laugh and look ...
Aron Ralston, hiker, gained fame he probably wished he could have avoided.
He was in a Utah canyon when he became trapped by a rock. Alone, unable to free himself, he made the fateful decision to ...
Read more: No Stone Too Great
A television travel host stumbled on a Chinese village that was made up entirely of little people. It was a tourist attraction, with scaled-down houses, smaller furniture, and acting stages sized to ...
Read more: Rising in Glory
