Author Archives: Barbara

I love live theater. In movie or television films they have a million retakes and an editing staff to get the perfect finished product. You can watch final celluloid time after time and nothing will change. The script is delivered … Continue reading →

When Lee Kravitz was laid off from his job as editor of Parade magazine he decided to reassess his life.  Although just fifty-four, this self-professed workaholic discovered he had become disconnected from people in his life that really mattered to … Continue reading →

Author A.J. Jacobs decided he would try to live according to the Bible for a whole year.  He wrote his experiences in the book The Year of Living Biblically.  Being Jewish the first thing on his agenda was to get … Continue reading →

My husband and I have had the privilege of visiting countries steeped in ancient history such as Greece, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Spain, and China.  However, no matter where we travel, we are always thankful to get back home to America.  … Continue reading →

Nobody loves a trivia tidbit more than I do. I pride myself on being a vacuum of useless knowledge. That’s why I find Herb Reich’s book Don’t You Believe It!: Exposing the Myths Behind 250 Commonly Believed Fallacies both exhilarating … Continue reading →

Father’s Day will be here soon. Sometimes our relationship with our physical fathers can impact our relationship with our heavenly Father. Many of us have had loving fathers so it is easy to view God as a loving father. But … Continue reading →

Many of life’s questions can be answered with “yes or no”, “right or wrong.”  We can point to certain scriptures and use biblical principles to back up these answers. But many of life’s questions cannot be answered with “yes or … Continue reading →

In Clayton, Michigan authorities arrested nine members of a Christian militia group called the Hutaree because they conspired to kill police officers. They planned to murder a police officer then detonate homemade bombs during the officer’s funeral to kill other … Continue reading →

Many view God as an all powerful judge who is eager to plague us with disease, disaster, and disgrace when we tick him off. A list of do’s and don’ts become our gauge to measure our success in pleasing him. … Continue reading →

When my husband’s Aunt Myrtle was 90 we were encouraging her to spend some of her hard, earned money on things she had always wanted.  She said, “Oh, no! I couldn’t do that.  I’m saving that for my old age.”  … Continue reading →