Humans have lots in common

September 22, 2010 | 4 comments

John Yemma reported in the Christian Science Monitor, “In 2000, when they released a rough draft of the human genome, biologists Francis Collins and Craig Venter pointed out that human beings are 99.9 percent identical genetically” (CSM, Sept. 20, 2010).

A man who found his calling

September 21, 2010 | 10 comments

Last week, my wife and I went to an open house at our son’s high school. We walked through our son’s schedule, spending 10 minutes in each of his classrooms listening to the teacher tell us about the year ahead

Set goals you can always reach

September 20, 2010 | 3 comments

Have you ever felt like a failure? All of us likely have at some point. But I’ve learned a lesson that prevents a feeling of failure. It’s learning to set goals you can always reach whether you measure up to

Finding employment for our teen

September 17, 2010 | 5 comments

Last winter, my wife and I told our son Tyler that he needed to find a job for the summer. He’s 16 now, going on 17, and it seemed best that he develop a work ethic, demonstrate responsibility and earn money

Stephen Hawking’s disbelief in God

September 16, 2010 | 8 comments

“God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics,” is the lead to a recent article reviewing Hawking’s latest book, “The Grand Design.” I would never