Black Friday

November 25, 2011 | 3 comments

It’s Black Friday in the United States!  Sounds ominous. But the word “Black” actually refers to the bottom line of retail stores, the day their business is supposed to start registering a profit for the year from the hordes of

Gratitude is important

November 24, 2011 | 15 comments

It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States. I love this day. It reminds me to be extra grateful for all the blessings God has bestowed on my family, my community, my church, and on the world. With daily headlines of

Money is not the issue

November 23, 2011 | 7 comments

I chuckled when a woman shared a story with me at a recent lecture. She reported that her daughter’s tennis team had advanced to National play-offs. She and her husband wanted to attend the play-offs, but the matches were 2000 miles

Just for fun…

November 22, 2011 | 8 comments

My eye caught this query on a tee-shirt while walking through the Minneapolis airport. I couldn’t help but stop and chuckle… If a man speaks in a forest where no woman can hear, is he still wrong?

The different disguises of malice

November 21, 2011 | 11 comments

I’ve been thinking about the different forms malicious animal magnetism can take. Some forms are obvious, for instance, if a murderer points a gun at you and says he is going to shoot, his evil intention is clear. If a