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Podcasts. Devotionals. Interviews.The Perfect Diet
In May of 2020 twin sisters, Merav and Michal Mor - both Ironman winners, and PhDs in physiology, created a metabolic measuring device called The Lumen. The Lumen allows a person to simply breathe into it and receive optimized dietary instructions based on their...
Learning To Rest
Learning To RestThis week I was wrestling with what to share as a devotional topic and scripture. Everything I was reading in scripture and seeing in my life was pointing to one thing: Rest!Sometimes it's so easy to get caught up in the things we do rather than the...
Instant Gratification
Recently my daughter had the option of having chocolate ice cream for dessert or having a chocolate cupcake.The catch was the ice cream was available immediately, but the cupcake was only available after we got home. My daughter chose the ice cream and appeared...
The Proper Alignment
If you've had a car for any length of time you've probably (hopefully) taken it to an auto shop for an alignment.Usually when the process is completed a technician will show you a before and after printout of your car's alignment.There have been many times when after...
A Larger Audience
Yesterday, the Superbowl took place between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.Coming into the game the cost for a 30 second advertisement checked in at a cool 6.5 million dollars.One question that always comes to mind is why do companies pay so much...
Bad Tenants
Last week I had an interesting conversation with the contractor who was doing some work on my home.Recently his company won a large contract with a landlord who has over 700 properties.He mentioned that many of the properties were in poor condition due to...
Stolen Identity
Last week I noticed an unexpected charge on my debit card.Following a short conversation with my wife, I realized that someone had gained access to my account and made an unauthorized purchase.After calling my bank and reporting the charges, I also placed a freeze on...
Still Searching
In the movie Sing 2, U2's lead singer and songwriter, Bono, voices the character Clay Calloway.Calloway is a world famous performer who has become a recluse after tragedy struck his life.In his journey to rediscover his passion for performing, hearing one of his old...
Early Retirement
Last November I turned 40 and I had a chance to reflect on the life I'd lived, my family and my career.I was so thankful that through all of the years God had always provided for me and my family.Then I remembered a goal I had made nearly 15 years ago: To retire...
If He Dies, He Dies
Rocky IV begins with the Soviet Union on a world tour touting their athletic superiority.In a demonstration of patriotic superiority, Apollo Creed challenges Soviet boxer, Ivan Drago, to an exhibition match.The former champion Apollo Creed underestimates the...
New Year, New Identity
Dr. Ravi Zacharias was a world renowned Christian apologist and minister who published over thirty books and founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries.Following his death in 2020, Dr. Zacharias was accused by multiple women of sexual abuse and...
Someday at Christmas
Someday at Christmas is the first song from Stevie Wonder's same titled Christmas album released in 1967. The song longingly speaks of a time when things will be made right in all of the earth. Someday at Christmas there'll be no tearsWhen all men are equal and no man...
Heart of Ice
Dr. Victor Fries is a brilliant cryogenicist who attempts to cure his wife, Nora, from a rare terminal disease. When funding for his experimental cryogenic treatments is pulled by his benefactors, Fries suffers a laboratory mishap and is transformed...
The Lost LOL
In the last year, my daughter has received quite a few LOL dolls as gifts on various occasions. A couple of weeks ago she came running upstairs asking me about a doll that she couldn't find. I responded by asking her: "Why don't you just play with...
Black Friday
Starting in 1952, the day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of the U.S. Christmas shopping season.Dubbed Black Friday by retailers and merchants, because of the positive financial gain, many stores offer sales and discounts on limited or...
A Piece of the Future
Coinbase is an investing platform that offers users the ability to buy, sell, and exchange various cryptocurrencies. When a user makes a purchase on Coinbase they receive an email receipt outlining the important details of the transaction. At the bottom of each...
True Freedom
In an episode of X-Men: The Animated Series titled Obsessed, Warren Worthington (Archangel) seeks vengeance against Apocalypse for attempting to enslave him as one of his apocalyptic horsemen. Driven by his extreme desire for revenge, Worthington spares no...
Empty Wallet
A few weeks ago a friend of mine emailed me with what seemed like a major problem. It appeared that a wallet that held some of his cryptocurrency had been emptied without his knowledge. Fortunately, upon further investigation he had simply logged into a different...