By Dr. Charlie W. Starr I was dressing for work while watching Good Morning America. Tom Hanks was making a guest appearance to promote a movie. Elizabeth Vargas asked Hanks to step into character and say something about the film. Unfortunately, Hanks identified so completely with the sleazy character he portrayed that he cussed […]
By Tony Sullivan Later it would be called “the scream heard ‘round the world.” However, that night it was the scream that roused both my parents to come to my rescue. It was the nightmare of nightmares, one that at age 66 I still remember. We’ve all had them. Those unsettling and frightening dreams […]
By Christy Barritt Congress Among Least Trusted Professionals A new Gallup survey shows that only one in 10 Americans rates the honesty and ethical standards of members of Congress as “very high” or “high.” Congress’s rating is only slightly better than that of car salespeople, a profession that hit the bottom of the list […]
By David Faust I like to think I would have been different. When I read Bible stories and place myself in the sandals of Jesus’ original disciples, I like to think I would have reacted differently than they did. When parents brought their children to Jesus, surely I wouldn’t have shooed them away. If […]
By Darryll Davis I’m not quite sure why, but when I think of discipline, I think of doing something I don’t want to do. “Just do it! Eat your carrots, celery, and cauliflower. They’re good for you—discipline yourself.” Discipline and Love As a minister of a new church plant, I get the opportunity […]
