Tag: thought

Too thin models

September 21, 2006 | 2 comments

“Thin is not in—at least in Madrid,” AP reports. Fashion models with a BMI of less than 18 were turned away from Madrid’s Fashion Week show recently because they were unhealthy and promoting an image that young girls try to

Jury duty

September 18, 2006 | No comments yet

I was summoned to jury duty today. Oh boy! A favorite job! While waiting at the Justice Center at 8 o’clock this morning for instructions on what to do along with 36 other dutiful citizens, I read a brochure titled,

Ever tempted to criticize?

September 1, 2006 | 5 comments

Are you ever tempted to criticize other people, point out their faults, dwell on their shortcomings and grumble about their disposition? Every person is like a window into a unique view of God. As the windows on our house are

Hanging out on a limb?

August 30, 2006 | No comments yet

A man tripped and fell off a cliff. Tumbling over the edge and plunging to certain death he grabbed hold of a shrubby bush sticking out of the rock. Dangling in space and filled with terror, he called out to

Drug ads sell disease

August 29, 2006 | No comments yet

Check out an insightful csmonitor.com article on how drug ads sell sickness to promote their products. The article reports that in the effort of pharmaceutical companies to create new disease markets, they’re frightening people into taking more prescriptions than they