Our Spiritual Pain, While Antidepressant Use in the U.S. Doubles

A Story for Your Children – Squanto, and the Miracle of THANKSGIVING
Originally by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson Sailors poured onto the rocky beach as their small craft landed. Nearby cliffs echoed with a shout: “Grab that short one before he gets away!” The Indian boy felt a sailor’s callused hands grasp his shoulders. Though he thrashed and jerked, Squanto (SKWAN- to) couldn’t break free. As fibers from a coarse rope cut into his wrists he finally decided that struggle was useless. He was dragged into a longboat, then carried aboard a three-masted English ship anchored offsho

Men Are Computers, Women Are Cell Phones
The following was taken from “Men Are Computers, Women Are Cell Phones,” Marriage Partnership magazine, by Rhonda Rhea “I don’t know how we’re going to sort out tonight’s schedule,” I gushed as my husband, Richie, came through the door. “You’re late—and Andrew has a game an hour away. One of us has to get him there by 7:00. Jordan has a game here. Kaley is cheering at Jordan’s game, but she also has a game right before his—and it’s the s

Can the Mainline Denomination Survive?
How would you answer this dilemma? Will the aging of denominations, which have been around for more than five decades, die? What should be done? How can a the nation’s largest main line denomination survive if its average member is 57 years old? Gary Stern in USA TODAY’s FAITH and REASON section (11-18-09) said the following: The United Methodist Church has set a goal of lowering the average age of its members by a decade in a decade. Today’s average age: 57. “It is critical to the survival of the

The Upside of Depression
I do not think that American church culture has grasped that life has seasons. We have read the passage in Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8  A Time for Everything  1 There is a time for everything,  and a season for every activity under heaven:  2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,  3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,  4

Are You A Rich and Thankful Fool?
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We take time to reflect on our many reasons to be grateful. Even if we have relatively little (for Americans) we can usually find turkeys the size of not-so-small children. We may spend more time trying to stuff them into our ovens than filling them with stuffing. This enormous bird is then fed to family gatherings. In today’s culture of moving often, these often get smaller and smaller every year. In my house, eating at least two desserts is practically mandatory.  We often have mor