John Coltrane was born to a family of preachers in 1926, in Hamlet, North Carolina. He discovered the clarinet when he was very young. He became obsessed with it. He would just play all of the time. Then his father and grandfather died within a very short span of each

by Matthew Burgon-Parr March 23, 2024 Depending on your line of work, you may feel that the business world’s current obsession with ‘increased productivity’ is giving you ‘productivity anxiety’. In economic terms, increased productivity is always seen as a good thing: it creates higher wages, aids economic growth, increases tax

by Nanette Victoria 05/07/2014 We are not our bodies, or our emotions. Do not buy into the lie of allowing your emotional body to dominate the flesh. This is not Spirit led life, this is death. Our life is in the Spirit realm, and as we keep our focus on

Batman Forever came out in 1995 and was a hit movie, at least that summer. To me, it was the best of the Joel Schumacher Batman movies. It was definitely better than the Batman and Robin film following it. I realize that many people were worried that Chris O’Donnell’s Robin

The Giving Tree was one of the most depressing books I have ever read! When my son’s mother got it for him when he was just learning to read, I said a resounding “No!” to that book being in our house. Whether or not he read it I do not

I have been watching a lot of TedX videos on YouTube lately. There is a great one by Dolph Lundgren where he talks about forgiving his parents for being brutal and unloving. There is another by Carrie Otis where she talks about how despite many setbacks, she started to believe

by Bill Naugle December 21, 2023 Bible truth is the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to the scriptures. He died on the Cross to forgive us of our sins, was buried and then resurrected to life. This Bible Truth of the Gospel is the Power of God unto salvation to

I am not a huge fan of baseball or of any sport for that matter. However, I did watch the Chicago Cubs make it to the World Series back in 2016. It was very exciting. Since then, I have watched a little more baseball than I used to. A reason

by Dave Jacobs August 10, 2023 “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” Prov.14:34 “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” 2 Timothy 3:13 About a mile or so down the road from my home is a poultry farm. Often,

The phrase “Memento Mori” (‘remember the dead’) means many different things to different people. One interpretation that I have heard and that I like is from 2022s movie, Burial starring Charlotte Vega and others. The main character explains that Romans would chant, “Memento mori!” at the Roman soldiers when they