Somehow, I have gotten a lot of a certain kind of video recommended to me on YouTube. They have been videos from Bill O’ Reily’s Watters’ World segment and videos from Jay Leno’s Jaywalking (from years past). You know, the kind of videos where they walk up to someone on the

My son and I went to a Boy Scout toy boat race called the Rain-gutter Regatta. He did not win after two attempts and was very upset. I was very sad to see him sad and I wondered what to say to him to make him feel better. Thankfully, he

Michael Leppert is a great example of someone whose values have shaped every aspect of his life. His strong priority toward family directly led to his success, when he and his wife Mary began homeschooling their son, Lennon. “My son was born in 1987 and my wife and I chose for

I apologize that I do not have a real devotional available for you this week. However, recently, I have been thinking a lot about the upcoming election and the candidates. I have had a couple of huge questions on my mind that I was hoping to get some feedback on. The

Brad Weisman’s background had mostly been in digital marketing, but his love for the outdoors and his passion for open air activity led him to create his own athletic gear and apparel company in 2002.  “I started my first apparel company then,” he recalled. “I made jackets for guys who

So in the first part we discussed the idea that there ar few things that we are really entitled to as Americans except for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but we are participants in the American dream and we should believe we can obtain it. The question becomes

It seems that Mr. Obama has ridden support from a lot of dissatisfied people into office, two times! That movement has also carried crazy socialist Bernie Sanders very far as well, though he has stalled. That dissatisfaction has also carried Donald Trump very far as he is now the Republican

Matt McBurnie is Vice President of Institutional Advancement for Riverside Heathcare in Kankakee, Illinois.  He began his career in philanthropy in the summer of 2003 as the Executive Director of the United Way of Kankakee County.  While there, annual fundraising campaigns grew by 20%, including his final year with 12%

My favorite book of the Bible is the book of Jeremiah. The reason that I love this book is that it does not have a “happy ending.” All throughout the book, Jeremiah does what G-d tells him to do and in response he is beaten, thrown into a cistern/well, put

I am currently reading a book entitled, George Washington’s Sacred Fire by Jerry Newcombe and Peter Liliback, Ph.D., published in 2006. It is a close examination of the religious comments and actions of George Washington as a child and as an adult. The authors discuss Washington’s education in detail. Schools,