Sunday, May 30, 2010

Can God Fit In a Box?

Karen Armstrong encourages us to look at God through the lens of history and experience rather than a microscope. Do you have God all figured out? Perhaps my God is too small? What say?

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Campbells Soup...Change Can Be Good

A little change can make a big difference...even when the old ways are working pretty well. If we get stuck on what has always worked we may miss out on something much better.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Belief vs Facts

It is quite easy to 'inherit' a belief system. Being a truth-seeker takes courage. How did you come to believe what you do...about God, politics and even yourself? Open up and make up your own mind. Right?

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Baby Changes Everything

Babies born to teens tend to have the odds stacked against them. Girls born to a teen mom tend to get pregnant as teenagers too. The odds go up for boys to be incarcerated. Be a friend to teens...it is the best way to help overcome major hurdles.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Is America Doomed to End?

It is hard to even think of America approaching it's end. All kingdoms eventually do. What security it is to know that our solid footing is on God, not any human system.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Men Are Less Verbal...Ouch and Oh!

Men are losing in certain areas of life because they are less verbal than women. They ask for help less frequently and are outnumbered in college. What's the solution? Gotta teach boys to communicate, folks!

Friday, May 14, 2010

The Trouble With The Frig

Although most folk seldom clean their refrigerator, they expect much more cleanliness from others. They'd better lean toward 'spotless'. What's with this double standard?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Night Owls Beware!

Social networking has scads of people staying up late, late into the night. The problems associated with this (obesity, loneliness and likelihood of drug abuse) make this practice risky. Can we use our social influence to bring about good instead?

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Magic of Music

Music is good medicine. That's the scoop. It connects to the brain and the heart. No wonder we are stuck on music that resonates with our whole being. Learning comes more easily when music is in the mix. Can I use it to make my world a better place?

Sunday, May 9, 2010

What's Tops On Your Bucket List?

A woman robs a bank and explains that it was just something she always wanted to do? What do you have up your sleeve? What dream beckons you? Does it have nobility, entertainment, service or, perhaps, relationships written all over it?

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Take A Break

A little rest, maybe a nap, works wonders for our creativity, productivity and general health. What is it so difficult to convince ourselves to take a little break? God saw it to be so important that he made a law...Rest!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

ANTHONY HOPKINS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT, DESPITE CRITICISM AND VERBAL ABUSE. NO PITY PARTIES!

Anthony Hopkins used hard times at home to launch himself into a quest for meaning, significance and victory. He counsels us to scrap the criticism and doubt that others would push on us. Jump into life...quitters need not apply.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Real Love Takes A Little Time

Sometimes our first reaction in a crisis is self-preservation. But given a little time we may move to compassion, mercy, generosity and nobility. Our human nature seems to look out for number one. With a little time we may may overcome that in acts of real love and nobility.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Addicted to Hourglass Figures?

A study concludes that men are hard-wired to appreciate a little more hip and a bit less waist. Maybe this isn't news at all. What is important is what we do with this 'natural' inclination, right? What do you think?

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Limit Your Salt Intake...But Be Salty

Studies make it so clear...consumption of excess salt contributes to all kinds of physical ailments and early death. Why don't we get the point? Being salt in the world...now that's another matter.