Teens seem to have a fascination with horror movies, but why? An article on Psychcentral.com quoting Glen Sparks, professor and associate head of the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University, explains the physiology of being scared and the after effects of all that adrenaline. “Sparks’s research found that ...
Read More »Our Hope: In The Midst Of The Storm He Is There
‘God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” ‘ Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) If you are anything like me, you have made this statement before, ‘Where are you, God? Why are you letting me go through this?’ When we face the storms of life, it is ...
Read More »Where Do We Go From Here?
We could literally not watch the TV or read the newspaper for a week, and yet the same stories, from the same viewpoints, will still be the mainstays of the news of the day. Start with Ferguson, Missouri. This is a very sad plight. It puts our country to shame. ...
Read More »Mercy Outruns Malice
In Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Miserables, peasant Jean Valjean served 19 years imprisonment due to stealing a loaf of bread for his starving family. Upon release, angry and bitter, he had no home and slept on the streets. A Catholic Bishop gave him shelter one night but Valjean ran off ...
Read More »Political Evil vs The Promised Land
‘You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.’ Psalm 91: 13 (NIV) Washington, D.C., Ramallah, Baghdad, Moscow…these capital cities are among the most well-known in the world. And they are also the centers of violence, greed, corruption, and evil. I see them as ...
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