Scandal.  The word immediately makes us imagine some sexual tryst that has caused a shakeup in a company’s leadership, kind of like the people busted at the Coldplay concert.  We also might think of embezzlement when the books were fudged so that someone could pocket easy money.  Scandals, though, come in many forms. Through the… Read More »

If you’ve ever gone to a job interview, you have expectations of what will be asked.  Indeed.com lists the top 10 questions that should be practiced and prepared before the interview: Why are you interested in our company? Why are you interested in this position? Can you share a little about yourself? What got you… Read More »

We would like to paint the founding of America and the original settlers with a rosy tint of perfection.  Such a portrayal is both inaccurate and unreasonable because that’s just not the case.  Just ask Roger Williams and he would tell you.  This founder of the first Baptist church in the colonies got banished from… Read More »

Sometimes, the brutal honest truth is both devastating and disturbing.  Such is the case with the two stories I share. Do you remember where you were on Tuesday morning, January 28, 1986?  At 11:38:00, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.  At 11:39:13, the shuttle exploded before our eyes.  Kids all across… Read More »

It always amazes me how people can become “groupies,” following bands and singers around the world and becoming super-fans.  Why these people are idolized is beyond me.  Even after knowing about some of their demanding diva dispositions, which should be an immediate turn-off, the groupies tend to grow in number rather than dwindle away. It… Read More »

When we hear the word coach, we immediately think of sports.  Okay, there are some of our women reading this that say, “No we don’t.  We think of purses!”  The rest of us, though, think of sports.  By presidential proclamation from 1972, today has been designated National Coaches Day, a day to honor those men… Read More »

Have you ever gone to the grocery store intending to purchase a select number of items, only to walk out 30 minutes later a whole lot more than you intended?  Why do we do that?  Why can’t we stick to our list?  Now, I’ve heard children and husbands blamed for sneaking things into the cart. … Read More »

Happy Thanksgiving!  Some of you are confused, others are looking at their calendar, and the rest are thinking that I’ve lost it.  Truthfully, yesterday was Happy Thanksgiving Day but I was working on the other two stories, therefore my thanksgiving wish to you had to be delayed a day.  And, after the last two devotionals,… Read More »

Yesterday, I said that there were a couple of news stories that have happened in the past few weeks that hit us in the gut and shake us to our core.  Personally, today’s story hit me hard because I had watched this man and was amazed at his ability to logically debate an individual while… Read More »

In the past few weeks, some events have happened that have gained national attention and the outcry from solid citizens of our nation.  Let me share one of those events with you.  This isn’t for the squeamish or faint of heart. Prior to August 22, Iryna Zarutska was a name unknown to anyone except her… Read More »