Many times people wonder why they should have to ‘learn about a bunch of dead guys.’ They’re unable to see the purpose of studying history. Though I don’t agree, I can understand why they would say that. Until we apply the lessons of history to our own lives it is ...

From “Wild Card” to “Grace Card” By Renee Have you ever tried playing a game with a child and somewhere in the midst of the game, the rules suddenly changed (usually to the child’s advantage), and you were unaware of the changes?  For example, you go to lay down your ...

By H.W. Bass Let’s take politics out of it for a minute and remember the old story of the guy who was stuck on his roof during a flood. He refused two boats and a helicopter saying God would save him. When he gets to the Pearly Gates, God tells ...

By H.W. Bass Families expand everyday with the birth of children, but parents have a hard time staying a couple when they are running around trying to work and take care of their children on a daily basis. The best thing for parents to do when they are stressed and ...

By John Livingston Clark What do a bakery in Oregon and Colorado, a florist in Washington, and a photo studio in New Mexico all have in common? They have all been victims of lawsuits by the homosexual community for not serving gay couples. The judges that ruled in these cases, ...

By H.W. Bass No matter which party you claim to be a member of, you cannot get around the fact that school funding has taken a dive in the past few years. As a former teacher, I know that when I stopped teaching I hadn’t had a pay raise in ...

By H.W. Bass The issue of disciplining children is something that makes a lot of waves in the media. Whether someone has one child or ten, they have to make sure that they are disciplining their children in a way that is going to lead them to live a productive ...

Moving with a Purpose: A Key to Reaching the Lost By Renee G. “Hey Phillip!” The angel said. “Go south along the road that goes from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So off he went through the desert as the angel commanded him.  Then, Philip came upon an Ethiopian, a eunuch to ...

On March 13, 2014 the US House of Representatives passed HR 4138 otherwise known as the Enforce the Law Act of 2014. What is its purpose? “To protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be ...

If you were lost in a deep-wooded black forest, you’d be immensely grateful to find a compass in your backpack. Chances are, you would not ignore its guidance. Following your own intuitions about which direction was north would surely fail and misguide you like my GPS does sometimes—-it’s always ‘re-calculating’ ...