by Bill Delvaux Sometimes in my classes to students or adults, we would take up the topic of famous movies. I would first have them guess the most popular movies of all time. Then I would reveal the top four based on ticket sales adjusted for inflation: #1 and the winner goes to Gone With the Wind, #2 is Avatar, #3 is Titanic, and #4 is Star Wars. But I read something … [Read more...]
Be a Wise Man
by Jay Dennis The Wise Men teach us some important lessons on what it means to be a wise and godly man. Concerning these men who passionately sought the baby Jesus, Matthew tells us: “After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshipped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, … [Read more...]
The Spiritual Battle for the Holidays
by Taylor Combs The holidays stress me out, and not without reason. I messed up on the first Thanksgiving after my wife and I got married. Put simply, I failed to communicate—to communicate well, to communicate thoroughly, to communicate clearly. The result of such failed communication was that my wife’s understanding and my parents’ understanding of our Thanksgiving … [Read more...]
Stay Focused
by Tyler Quillet In the summer of 2013, Cathie and I took our first trip to Ethiopia to meet our boys. Ethiopian adoption required two trips, so on this first trip, we would meet them, they would legally become our kids, and then we’d have to go home without them for a number of months while final paperwork was done on both the U.S. and Ethiopian sides. In preparation of our … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Avoid the Christmas Crash
By: Kris Dolberry– Christmas is quickly approaching. It is without question the most-anticipated Holiday for the average American. But for many, it is far from the most wonderful time of year. We hype it and bill it as though it will bring us ultimate happiness- that your family will laugh and feast and celebrate while ripping open gifts and snapping pictures as the kids shout … [Read more...]