It's the age-old question, are you a glass half empty or a glass half full person?

I've heard people tell me, "If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." But what if I told you the existence of 'luck' is as likely as the existence of "leprechauns"?

Have you ever thought about why you were born on a certain day? Or how about the day you die? Do you believe there is a reason? Or is it just chance?

I walk in the door and stare at what seems like hundreds of people either sitting slumped in folding chairs or standing in line waiting. I make my way through the crowd and pluck a number from the machine that stands defiantly in the middle of the lobby. I glance at the crumpled piece of paper in my hand that will decide my fate. I see the number 70 printed on the paper and compare it to the number 35 on the lighted board displaying the current number being served. It’s just another day at the Secretary of State’s office.

“The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.” (Isaiah 35:1 KJV)

Once we understand that everything is about Jesus, we are on our way to making sense out of life. The Bible teaches that wonderful truth in Colossians 1:16 where it states, “…all things were created by Him and for Him.” Yes, our Lord set up the world and life to teach people about Himself, so we could have a relationship with Him. If this is true, then we don’t have to look too far to find Him.

It’s part of what I call the “In-the-World/Not-of-the-World Tension.” We live in the world yet God told us we should be different, not of the world in terms of worldview, values, attitudes, and behaviors (John 17).

It's a universal experience for everyone, despite age, race, or creed. How morality plays a role in our everyday life, whether we realize it or not.

During election season, candidates flaunt their religious convictions like peacocks... all in attempt to stand out from the crowd. But how can you differentiate sincere faith... from political pandering?

“So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day”.   Matthew 28:15

If there is one issue that seems to be coming to me over and over lately, it is the “spin” that is being put on reality and life by the media. Sometimes I wake up and wonder if I can trust anything I hear and see anymore. There is so much distortion of reality by the media that it is frightening. The media “spin” has seemingly turned black into white, up into down, truth into error and right into wrong. Recently, I have begun to wonder what happened to my country. Am I alone in this thinking? How about you?

In 1990 Dick Rolfe began to provide a service for families that were disappointed in the lack of family-friendly films. “We were frustrated because we felt inadequate to make selections on behalf of our children and without watching the films themselves beforehand. And we didn’t trust the Motion Picture ratings; G, PG, PG-13 and R.” So Mr. Rolfe and several other parents started reviewing movies and assigning their own ratings to them and developed a content listing which included categories for sex, language, violence, drugs, nudity, and an “other” category which covered disrespectful attitudes, the occult, and any other familial concerns. This was the birth of The Dove Foundation. Today, The Dove Foundation’s Seal is easily recognizable on DVD packages in a variety of stores, in addition to providing reviews on major theatrical and DVD releases at their website, www.dove.org

Americans are vying for the title "Heaviest People on Earth." We've developed major league eating habits. We're the Fast-Food kings. We, and the restaurants that cater us, are pros at "portion distortion"—some of the cups sold by food chains and gas stations are so big they won't fit in standard cup-holders.