Category: Family

One of the questions I’m most often asked is “What makes a community foundation different from other charities?” Though most people understand what other charities do, the breadth of community foundations’ operations, and the...

Are you looking for a change in your life? Something to dramatically change your life? The New Testament book of James gives us some advice. Now, most reformed scholars agree it was James the brother of Jesus (the natural son of...

My first car was a bright red 1994 Mustang. It was my pride and joy as a 16 year old, and I kept that car spit-shined inside and out. I was driving back from a dual-enrollment class at a local college, and I began looking...

Sometimes with animals, looks can be very deceiving. If you had seen Armando when he first arrived at Palmetto Animal League, you probably would have thought him to be the cranky sort. As a stray cat, just trying to survive, he...

In the past few days, I have heard the same comment from three different people in three different settings: “People have lost the ability to be kind.” One was in the church parking lot. One was at the grocery store. And one was...

Most of us can remember a time when we confronted a particularly tough personal challenge and emerged triumphant. In the end, though we might have felt battle worn, our sense of accomplishment far outweighed the fatigue. This...

The people of God had been hauled off into Babylonian captivity. They were prisoners, living in the land of a people they considered heathens, which they were told would be the case for roughly 70 years. And God’s message to...

As I watch the news each night, it strikes me how often I hear about the physical damage COVID-19 can cause. During the past year I’ve learned more about the human respiratory system than I ever expected to. Recently, I’ve also...

Ironically, I was working out in our garage when I stumbled upon a magazine that caught my eye. Scientific American produced a special collector’s edition, “Secrets of Staying Young: The Science of Healthy Aging.” The articles...

I heard someone recently say to another person, “I don’t have to justify myself to you or to anyone else!” The irony of that statement is that everyone in the world is striving to justify themselves. It is the human predicament....