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In 2004, Mel Gibson directed the movie, “The Passion of the Christ.” The movie was a soul-stirring, graphic depiction of the death of Jesus. I ran across this picture of Mel Gibson sitting on set with Jim Caviezel, the man who portrayed Jesus in the movie. Some may find this picture offensive and think I shouldn’t …
Tom swallowed hard, mustered all his courage and confidently said, “Sarah, I knew from the first time we met that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?” Immediately following these words, Tom opened a ring box displaying a beautiful diamond ring. For a moment, Sarah’s breath was …
Earlier this week, I happened across an article written by Jason Soroski that caught my attention. It was an article about Linus, from the “Charlie Brown” cartoon strip. If you recall, Linus was never seen without his “security blanket.” His attachment to this blanket caused a great deal of consternation among all the other Peanuts …
I was saddened this week as I watched Bruce Jenner receive the “Arthur Ashe Award for Courage” at the annual Espy Awards. As you probably know, Jenner, a former Olympic gold-medalist, has decided to live as a woman. What saddened me, even beyond his decision, was the reaction of a room filled with famous athletes. …
If I were to ask, “Can you tell me of a time when Jesus got angry?” I would suspect that most people could give me an instance or two. At the top of the list would probably be the “cleansing of the temple” (Matthew 21:12-13). Others may remember his scathing rebuke of the Scribes and …