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North Korea Defiantly Detonates Nuclear Weapon

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
February 13, 2013 • 4 minute read

Despite repeated warnings of more sanctions, North Korea tested a third nuclear bomb. What does this mean for Iran and others who want nuclear weapons? What many first thought to be a small...

Complaining Against God

Complaining Against God

Erica Golden by Erica Golden
February 11, 2013 • 5 minute read

Putting ourselves in the sandals of slaves freed from Egypt can give insights into faith, fear and the tyranny of doubt. What would we have done? Imagine you are in the desert, trudging...

Pope Benedict XVI, pictured in 2006, announced his resignation today (Wikimedia Commons, photo by Sergey Kozhukhov).

Pope Resigns

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
February 11, 2013 • 4 minute read

Pope Benedict XVI, age 85, said he will resign Feb. 28. The last pope not to die in office was in 1415. What’s the significance of today’s surprise announcement? Pope Benedict...

Arms race: who will win?

Arms Race: Who Will Win?

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
February 7, 2013 • 8 minute read

Escalating military build-ups are frightening enough. But what about weapons of mass destruction, cyberweapons and the weapons black market? When will it end? After World War II, the phrase...

Overcoming Dangerous Emotions: Pride

Overcoming Dangerous Emotions: Pride

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
February 4, 2013 • 6 minute read

The world doesn’t recognize pride as a problem, so how do we overcome something so sly and seemingly harmless? Part 7 of the “Overcoming Dangerous Emotions” series.

Overcoming Dangerous Emotions: Depression

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
January 31, 2013 • 6 minute read

How can we overcome depression, a painful emotion that can feel like we’re having our insides removed? Part 6 of the “Overcoming Dangerous Emotions” series.

What's Unfolding in Egypt? (map from CIA World Factbook)

What’s Unfolding in Egypt?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
January 31, 2013 • 5 minute read

As riots continue, many Egyptians believe their president has hijacked the government and become a modern-day Pharaoh. How might these events affect our world? Two years ago rioters...

Will Egypt Collapse?

Will Egypt Collapse?

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
January 30, 2013 • 6 minute read

Egyptian unrest did not end with the fall of Mubarak two years ago. What does the current violence mean for the future of this militarily powerful nation? “The continuation of the...

How to Overcome Jealousy

How to Overcome Jealousy

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
January 24, 2013 • 5 minute read

Jealousy is one of the hardest emotions to control in our everyday lives. How do we put an end to envy? Part 5 of the “Overcoming Dangerous Emotions” series.

A Nation of Liars? Lance Armstrong's admission of lying is part of a much larger trend.

A Nation of Liars?

by Adam Sanders
January 22, 2013 • 4 minute read

You’ve heard there are three sides to a story: yours, mine and the truth. Why are there so many lies and so much spin? Why can’t we handle the truth? Did you see these...

Abraham Lincoln has been called the Great Emancipator, but a greater one is coming!

Free at Last: the Greatest Emancipator

by Sam Shrauner
January 18, 2013 • 5 minute read

In the history of mankind, has any longing stirred the human spirit more intensely than the dream to be free? Free from shackles, want, oppression and violence! Some 150 years ago, New...

2012 Facebook Trends

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
January 17, 2013 • 38 seconds minute read

Facebook Stories compiled stats on U.S. Facebook trends from the past year. Here are some of the trends that we also addressed last year: #1 Movie: The Hunger Games (also the #1 book): “The...