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Born and raised in Jacksonville, FL I grew up loving the game of football and I am an avid yet frustrated Jaguars fan. After graduation from high school and before attending Bible college I studied marine engineering and visited several different countries

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Empty nest: Tips for coping with the first fledgling child from the nest: 1 of 35
Feathers To Help You FlyRecently my wife and I did something that we have done many times before. We put our son on the plane to the USA. Even though we have done before this time it was different. This time was a first. In the past there was always a date on which he would return "home" and the time away wouldn't be that lon... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Family Values Family values: The importance of strong family bonds: 2 of 66
Life is relational. It is impossible to exist outside of or apart from relationships and close ones involve people we see, talk to and hear daily. We work with and depend on these people. The relationship we have with them can be very good, very bad or somewhere in between. These close connections change us and enable us to i... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God The debate over creation and evolution: 7 of 94
Philosophy is an area of study which confuses many but intrigues us all. If you have ever read a philosophy book you know exactly what I mean. The popular definition of philosophy is "the love of wisdom" (not knowledge) which is really more vague than clarifying but The Free Dictionary helps us out with a very thorough defini... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Why the Christian church must be united: 6 of 41
Missing The Point of TruthChristians have "truth" but they often miss the point entirely. It's like the guy who drives a petrol hogging, smog belching SUV but uses recycled-paper checks to pay the bill. You don't have to be ecologically minded to see the contradiction. It appeases Green philosophies in one way and abuses them... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face How can parents earn the trust of their children: 1 of 5
Trust. Without it, everything falls apart, especially in a family setting. When it is assumed, our most important relationships are bound to fail and that leaves us feeling desperate.Children can explore the world safely only if home remains a safe place to which they can run when life storms develop. When home offers trust i... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Testimonies: Christian: 20 of 80
The neighborhood in which I grew up was very middle class. We had all types living there from professionals to laborers but everyone got along, at a distance, and it was "safe." There were no drugs or serious mischief of any kind and the parents let us kids romp freely without worry. We rode bikes in the street (very little t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Does Rev. Jesse Jackson truly represent the needs of African-Americans?: 2 of 6
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is the kind of man that many people love to hate and he thrives on it. He is a bigger than life personality (a nuisance to some) who will not go away or be diminished. Even his failures (and they have mounted up in recent years) haven't put a stop to his train, although they have slowed him down a bit.B... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS HIV/AIDS epidemic issues and responses: 10 of 24
AIDS Treatment No Use To OrphansThere is one very good reason why every person should donate to one of the many orphan projects springing up in Southern Africa. AIDS and orphans are two entirely different problems and require two completely different solutions. So far, all the work done to solve the AIDS problem has done noth... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Tips for avoiding "preaching" to your children: 17 of 35
I am a preacher so preaching is a very important part of my life. I must confess though, until I accepted the challenge of this article I had never seriously attempted to define "preaching" with the negative connotation implied. I know that people view preaching this way but I never seriously considered why. Thinking about it... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Earning money is the only way to become successful: 5 of 10
Christopher Morley said,"There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning."If Morley's statement is correct, we would understand that money is only one of three essential ingredients to success not the essence of it and, in fact, any one of the three without the others is success distorted.Life enh... More..