In March 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention issued its latest study regarding Sexual Behavior with some surprising and sobering findings. According to the survey of more than 13,500 males and females, increasing numbers of young adults are remaining virgins longer. Here are the highlights: 27 percent of 15- to 24-year-old men have never had any form of sexual contact (oral or vaginal) with another person, which is up from 22 percent in 2002. 29 percent of … [Read more...]
November 4, 2011 By 13 Comments
5 Ancient Leadership Mistakes
"Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it."~ British statesman and philosopher, Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Frequently, the forward-looking leader is best served by understanding and avoiding the missteps of the past. With that in mind, perhaps the greatest leader of antiquity whose life was full of successes and failures that we can learn from is the Hebrew leader Moses. Tradition holds that Moses authored the first five books of the bible; transcribed the 10 commandments … [Read more...]
November 2, 2011 By 10 Comments
7 Questions With an Author: Keri Wyatt Kent
This is my weekly series "7 Questions With an Author..." where I ask an author seven questions about their respective book and share their unedited responses with you. Today's featured author is best-selling writer Keri Wyatt Kent. Here's a bit about Keri excerpted from her web site, www.keriwyattkent.com. Keri writes and speaks to help people slow down, simplify, rest, so that they can listen to God. When she’s not traveling around the country to speak and lead retreats, she’s … [Read more...]
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My Guest Post: The FaithVillage
Today I'm honored to have a featured guest post at FaithVillage's culture section. The FaithVillage blog is the forerunner to a full-blown website that is intended to become a vibrant online community that expands personal faith, shares quality ministry resources and deepens collaboration around the causes that matter to Christ-followers. My article is titled New Study: Cursing Hurts Kids and Pre-Teens and showcases recent research published in the journal Pediatrics by the American Academy … [Read more...]
October 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
America: A Nation of Atheists???
Ben Stein, actor, author, commentator AP Image Heading into the end of the year, it is politically correct to not offend anyone's seasonal sensibilities - God forbid you wish anyone a "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah." As such, the rule of the day is to wish everyone generic "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" to help keep peace on earth and goodwill toward all. In response to the aforementioned holiday homogenization, the following was written and delivered by guest … [Read more...]
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Guest Post: Confessions of a Funeral Director
Funeral Director, Seminary Graduate and Blogger: Caleb Wilde Life is loss. We will all experience inescapable loss in various ways during our lifetime. A friend of mine, Caleb Wilde, (see photo insert) knows that all too well since he deals with it every day. Caleb is a funeral director who happens to write about his day-to-day dealings with death and beyond. His blog is titled Confessions of a Funeral Director. Don't let the seemingly morose title of his blog fool you, Caleb … [Read more...]
October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My Guest Post on FaithVillage.com
This is the logo for the new web site www.faithvillage.com Here's a guest post that I wrote, which is currently featured on the home page of www.faithvillage.com - a great, new faith-based web site that aspires to be a destination resource for social interaction, content generation and other resources. The site contains a wide array of topical content that ranges from culture, inspiration and leadership. Here's an excerpt of my article on … [Read more...]
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Believing in God is Tough – Not Believing is Tougher…
Jakarta Street Children: Is This Evidence Against God's Existence? I don't have all the answers. In fact, most of the answers I do have tend to spark more questions - and most of the questions I have seem to be unanswerable or have overwhelming evidence to the contrary. For instance, the pervasive presence of evil in the world and the severity of suffering that innocent children endure are some of the thorniest issues for me to reconcile with the existence of a benevolent and powerful … [Read more...]
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Congratulations to "Rite of Passage" Book Winners!
Last week I featured a review of Jim McBride's first non-fiction book titled Rite of Passage: A Father's Blessing. Additionally, I was fortunate to interview McBride - executive producer of the films released by Sherwood Pictures, including Courageous, Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and Flywheel - and capture our discussion in 7 Questions With an Author: Jim McBride. As part of those activities, I gave away two books to readers who commented here on the blog and tweeted the link or shared it … [Read more...]
September 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Storage Wars: How a TV Show Resembles the Kingdom of Heaven
Courtesy of A&E Channel This week I submitted a television review to an online publication called The Christian Post, which has a faith-based readership and perspective on the news - as if the pub's title wasn't enough of a giveaway to that fact. My review takes a look at the genre of "treasure hunting" reality shows - such as Storage Wars, which is pictured here - and draws a parallel between that type of programming and the Kingdom of Heaven. Now that might be a stretch but … [Read more...]
