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I'm a man striving to make a difference in the world around me. I'm a husband to the charming and beautiful Susan for twenty-two years, father to twenty-one year old daughter Charity and nineteen year old son Aaron, and grandfather to two year old Allie.

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Health & Fitness > Gym & Health Club How to build a home gym: 1 of 13
Record gas prices have driven the costs through the roof. People are looking at how they spend money and how far they drive to do it. The popular choice is to neither drive nor spend. If there was ever a time to own your own home fitness center, this is it. For a portion of what you spend every year on a membership to some tr... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Luke 10:30-37: 2 of 10
Pay it forward. The concept that gave birth to the modern cultural phenomenon of paying forward good deeds was conceived by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin wrote to a friend, "I do not pretend to give such a Sum; I only lend it to you. When you [...] meet with another honest Man in similar Distress, you must pay me by lending thi... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should teens have sex education in schools?: 29 of 139
Biology is the study of life. Every life form, whether plant or animal, reproduces. Human sexuality, though, undeniably in the forefront of the teen-aged mind, is just one of a myriad of topics under the umbrella of life science. Human biology should be given the same academic attention as the biology of amphibiansI will conf... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms The role of faith in politics: 5 of 21
The role of faith is preeminent in every sector of the way and the how we live our lives. God is either real or He's not real. He exists and desires to invade this world through us, or billions of people are terribly deluded. Faith should influence our politics, our relationships, our business, our education, and our charitab... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Why Judas betrayed Jesus: 8 of 33
Have you ever thought you could do a better job than your boss? That guy in charge is just a little off and if you could get in there and just tweak things a little, well, things will break loose around here and momentum will propel this little grassroots movement into the stratosphere.Your competitors understand how valuable... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What responsibility does the world bear for rehabilitating child soldiers from the horror of serving in armed conflict?: 20 of 82
While my teen-aged son and daughter ate at the mall food court, played video games, or went to church youth group, kids their age on another continent were recruited or abducted to take part in war. Children even younger than my kids learn how to use AK-47's, rocket propelled grenade launchers, make road side bombs, or commit... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Can the US military be effective in nonmilitary efforts to revive a war-battered community?: 16 of 52
There is little appetite for accounts about good deeds done by the U.S. Military. Stories of battlefield victories, friendly-fire accidents, and scandalous behavior committed by rogue soldiers are delivered to us through mass media. To learn of effective U.S. Military humanitarian missions, one must initiate a news search of ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) How has your immersion in or exposure to a foreign culture fundamentally changed your perspective on something?: 10 of 25
My first trip to South Sudan changed me forever. The country was seventeen years into a twenty year civil war. There was no pavement, no airconditioning, and no McDonald's. The airstrip I landed on in a Northern Uganda border town was red dirt. Every where I traveled was red dirt. Africa's constant political and tribal confli... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: The visions of Daniel: 1 of 2
The visions of Daniel are an amazing foretelling of how world superpowers would influence the course of future events. Dreams and visions are a regular themes throughout the book. Chapter seven summarizes future world events. The visions that follow fill in the details of the sweeping overview given in chapter seven. The visi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Topical overview of the Book of Philippians: 1 of 2
My daily trip to the mailbox is not very exciting. My mail is usually somewhere between pretty forgettable to downright depressing. What usually waits for me in my box are unsolicited ads and unwanted bills. If a book comes in from Amazon or a movie from Netflix arrives, that puts spring in my step. I really look forward to t... More..