School life has a rhythm and operates around seasons. We are now in the season called summer vacation. From the faculty and staff's point of view, it might be called a "season of rest." In our...

I saw a poll the other day that announced that "Gone with the Wind," the novel by Margaret Mitchell is America's second favorite book. We have recently been celebrating the 75th anniversary of this...

A while back, I watched a video done by the ministries of "WallBuilders" (an organization dedicated to presenting America's forgotten spiritual heritage). That video highlighted the life and...

Apparently the latest rage at state fairs this summer is fried Kool-Aid! Charlie Boghosian is the self proclaimed inventor of this "fun food," and he also claims to have invented the fried Oreo and...

Today was just an average day in the life of a Christian school administrator. But as I was reflecting on the events of the past 24 hours, my heart was getting heavier by the minute. In one single...

Perhaps you did not know it, but the U.S. Standard Railroad gauge, the span between the two rails, is exactly four feet, eight and one-half inches. Now, that is an odd number and you may wonder how...

How would you like to have such an exhaustive legacy that 400 years from now people know you and your work so well that they only refer to you by your first name? Well, there are some very famous...

Our theology affects how we view every experience in life. What we believe to be true about God paints our entire world and all aspects of our thinking. For example, if we believe God to be a wise...

There are many incredible stories of courage and character that leap off the pages of a history book. Recently I had reason to consider the details of the Battle of Dunkirk. During World War II, the...

About a year ago, 1.5 billion people around the world watched with bated breath as the 33 Chilean miners were brought up from their 69 day ordeal in that copper and gold mine. I was certainly one of...

Last evening I was watching the news and it rolled into Piers Morgan's interview show. I don't usually watch, but frankly was too lazy to turn the channel. He was speaking with Frank Rich, a...

The Chicago Tribune (and the Salt Lake Tribune) published an article on August 28th entitled, "Adult Children's 'Bad Mothering' Lawsuit Dismissed." It read in part: "Raised in a $1.5 million...