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I recently saw the movie "La La Land" - I expect it'll win an Oscar or 2 (or 10!) because it's about Hollywood and Hollywood, as we know, is in love with itself! Really, it has some great singing and dancing and is fairly clean - which I appreciated...What I didn't like was the outcome.

Have you noticed that nobody says "I'm sorry" anymore? The other day I was picking up some prescriptions at Giant Eagle. The attendant says, "That'll be $283.00" to which I replied, "What? It's normally about $38!" She disappeared for a long while and then came back and said, "$37.93." No -...

What is it about the new year that prompts us – no, drives us, to reflect on the things that we want to change about ourselves?

In the movie, A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of the most iconic Christmas movie scenes of the past fifty years took place.  The central character, Charlie Brown, a kind-hearted, well-meaning young boy, with his dilapidated little Christmas tree, throws his hands up in frustration and...

Have you ever read the book of Ecclesiastes? It is a book by Solomon, son of King David, King of Israel, the wisest man who ever lived. In his lifetime Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs and over 1,000 songs. In the Bible, Solomon wrote the Song of Songs, much of the Book of Proverbs and the book...

This time of year, one of our family’s favorite things to do is watch Christmas movies! We watch exactly the same ones every year – “Elf”, “A Christmas Carol”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “Holiday Inn” (it ends at Christmas, so it...

In chapter 2 of the book of Ruth in the Old Testament we read the touching account of the widow Ruth setting out to seek food from local farm fields: “Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. And Ruth the Moabitess...

“There is a way that seems right to a man” I think it is safe to say that you believe in “doing the right thing.” The fact you are on this site and are reading past the title probably reflects your desire to act in a moral fashion. I know in my life I have always...

I admit it. I don't like criticism. The fact is, I like to think that I'm doing just fine thank you, and don't need any unsolicited comments from the peanut gallery. I'm wondering today if I'm all alone or if you too struggle with accepting criticism.

I am not a politician, nor am I a political junkie. I am a follower of Jesus, a husband and a dad, and a pastor of an awesome local church.  But I was intrigued by the goings-on during this election season so I followed the news cycle more than I have in past elections. And today I thought...