I am a part of a fraternity of sorts known as the “PK” or the preacher’s kid. For these reasons, my parents exposed us to Biblical teachings at a young age. I remember when I was growing up as a kid, one of the programs we had was vacation Bible school in the summers. [...]
A couple of Sunday’s ago during the youth service at my church, an interesting discussion took place about Halloween. The discussion centered around what role, if any, Christians should have in the celebration. I am not going to give the answer the youth minister gave, because I want to see what other people [...]
Harold Ford Jr., 36, is a Democrat and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He represents the 9th congressional district in the state of Tennessee, centered on Memphis. Ford received a B.A. degree in American history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, and he received his J.D. (law degree) from the [...]
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I remember when kids would play basketball at the local courts, someone would always bring their own ball. The kid with the ball thought they had special powers. They would try and bully the other children into picking them on their team, even if they stunk at the game of basketball. The kid [...]
I was watching a talk show today and a topic was raised that incited a huge debate. Passions were flaring up from all sides on the issue! Should you get a prenuptial agreement before you get married? For so many years, people have been under the mindset that a prenuptial agreement is just [...]
When I was younger, I had aspirations of running for public office. While in high school, my brother Ethan got us involved in some city campaigns and we learned alot working on the “front lines” of the electoral process. During this time, I also dabbled in high school politics as a class president [...]
I was talking to an old musician one time and he was relaying stories to me about some great musicians he had an opportunity to play with in his lifetime. He was a good musician, but felt he had missed his full potential. He told me that as a piano player, if I wanted [...]
“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: The word is love.” -Sophocles
“There is no greater love than this, that man lay down his life for his friend.” -A Biblical Proverb
The highest level of love is the ability to sacrifice one’s life for somebody else. There have been songs [...]
In life there is a thin line between practical thinking and faith. Often times in the middle of the two, we find ourselves obligated to something that leads to nothing and ignoring the very thing that will open the window to everything. We find ourselves in the middle. The middle is the place where your [...]