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Living in an Age of Faux Friendships William Deresiewicz examines the new forms of friendship that have emerged in the age of Facebook. While social media has allowed us the opportunity to be connected to everyone, it more often than not comes at the expense of deep, meaningful, shaping friendship. He wrote: [The] classical friendship, […]

10 Reasons For Daily Hope Psychologist William Marston asked 3,000 people this question: “What do you have to live for?” 94 percent responded that they were merely enduring their lives, hoping someday that things would get better. I suppose that this is an expression of hope to a small degree, hoping that the future will […]

3 Surprising Things That Spy On You That You Can’t Stop Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? In the past, you could chalk it up to paranoia, close the curtains and get on with your life. Thanks to technology, it’s not just your imagination. You really are being watched in your home, at […]

Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16   At The CIA Starbucks, Even The Baristas Are Covert The new supervisor thought his idea was innocent enough. He wanted the baristas to write the names of customers […]

Thanks, Google! Now your phone can listen in on you all the time Well, it was only a matter of time before Google pushed its “always-on” technology to all Android smartphones. The “OK Google” technology allows you to make use of your sleeping gadget when it is out of reach or your hands are full. […]

It is common for runners, and athletes in any endurance sport, to “hit the wall” as they push themselves past their comfort level. Here’s how the long distance runner Dick Beardsley described it: “It felt like an elephant had jumped out of a tree onto my shoulders and was making me carry it the rest […]

The Wonderful World Of Color God created a beautiful world filled with colors. The blue sky, green forests, dazzling white snow, red roses, colorful rainbows, the flashing lightning against a black sky, and multicolored fields of wild flowers are a visual feast to the eye. Color influences how we see the world and we often […]

Names Are Important Names tell people something basic about us. When we meet someone, one of the first pieces of information we want to know is that person’s name. Knowing someone’s name is the first step in building a relationship. Knowing a person’s name can tell us about their family history, country of origin, and […]

An Unwelcome Guest? Did you ever stay in someone’s home and feel awkward there? You feel an undercurrent of uneasiness  Even though they welcomed you into their home with a smile, you get the feeling that you are intruding on a personal intimate setting where you are not welcome.  The might be times when you […]

I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. Romans 14:14   Can a Christian smoke marijuana if it is legal in their state? Can a Christian get a tattoo? Should a believer ever […]