Month: December 2010

A new year

December 31, 2010 | 4 comments

Happy New Year is a traditional greeting on the first day of January.   A New Year, as a point in time, is not really that significant. Big deal, another day and 364 more to come, the uninspired might ho-hum.

A new book from Longyear

December 30, 2010 | 3 comments

Longyear Museum recently published a new book titled,”Paths of pioneer Christian Scientists.” I finished reading it last week, and if you are interested in how the Christian Science movement got started, this is an inspirational text. The book reviews letters,

No contribution too small

December 29, 2010 | 3 comments

Here’s an inspiring article about a young man who decided he didn’t have to be rich to make charitable contributions. At first, he didn’t think he had any money to give. With a closer look, he found funds. All it

Animals getting obese too

December 28, 2010 | 1 comment

Now here’s a new angle on sizing up the growing obesity epidemic engulfing population around the world. An obesity researcher is collecting evidence that show animals are getting fatter right along with people. And it’s not because they are eating

Is your worship of God casual?

December 27, 2010 | 1 comment

I found some useful ideas and questions to ponder in this CNN interview of popular writer Phillip Yancey: “Evangelical author Phillip Yancey asks: What good is God?” I especially liked his observation about worship in China: “In China, where you