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The two things most familiar to me were the North Atlantic, and the feeling I’d forgotten something. I stared at Maine’s rocky coast as my boat bobbled over swells toward Cumberland Docks. “Dietrich!” Chappy, my crew captain called. “I’ll get the shrimp out to market and have the boat turned ...

“Too Big To Fail” That phrase became popular following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and other financial institutions in the U.S. The “too big to fail” theory: ” … asserts that certain corporations, particularly financial institutions, are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the ...

Have you heard about the “afterburn effect?” No, I’m not using fighter-pilot speak. I’m referring to a popular phrase in the booming fitness industry. As Christians, we know that spiritual fitness is more valuable than physical fitness. Scripture tells us: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value ...

Maybe I shouldn’t do this, but I’m about to give my three secret reasons for wanting to see you all tied up. I won’t lie–I’ve been fantasizing about this for some time. So has the rest of the world. E.L. James’ erotica romance 50 Shades trilogy series has sold over 100-million copies. And ...

I know how to ruin a perfectly good weekend. I just bring up taking our kids to the dentist. That’s all it takes. Whatever joy that was filling the space of our happy, home-full of children departs. One moment, we delight in the smile of a two-year-old laughing at his own jumping ...