When Your Hope is Hanging By a Thread

 
 
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
I’m sure there have been times in your life when you’ve felt like giving up or letting go of some ethereal dream. A time that finally [...]

What is Our Desire?

Oniomania is a medical term describing the compulsive desire to shop. It is generally considered a pathology. However, given our current economic crisis, governments and corporations alike wouldn’t mind if we were all stricken with a little oniomania.

How about you? Have you felt the desire to shop lately? Do you feel a patriotic duty to [...]

Amid the Financial Chaos, Blessed Be the Name of The Lord

The Meltdown
Since the decisive defeat of Saddam Hussein’s army in March of 2003, the stock market had been on a roll in North America. By late 2007, the market had experienced about five and a half years of positive returns.

It was an unprecedented series of gains.
Statistically, the market was due for a breather; yet many [...]

Till Death Do Us Part

Teenagers today are immersed in a world that glamorizes violence, sexuality, and the hedonistic lifestyle. Homicide and suicide remain amongst the leading causes of death for the 15-24 year old age group. This discouraging trend shows no indication of decline and only scratches the surface of the turmoil young people face today—most of which is [...]

One Wish and One Wish Only

Imagine you are stranded on the most desolate island tired, hungry, and thirsty. Beyond the horizon, you see a bright shining light; you start walking towards it hoping for some sort of survival equipment. Upon your amazement all you see is a lamp; you rub this lamp and up pops a genie who says you [...]

Breaking the Chains of Depression

Many people experience feelings of depression-ranging from just feeling blue to an ongoing major depressive disorder. The World Health Organization reports that over 121 million people worldwide are affected by depression, most of them in North America and Europe.

Depression, a disorder that affects both the mind and body, is characterized by a variety of feelings  [...]

The Lifeguard

A Watchful Eye
Some time ago, my oldest son, who is a qualified lifeguard and swim instructor, was able to save a young child from drowning. As he tells the story, a young boy who was autistic and didn’t speak English was on a guided group tour of the pool. Most of the group were also [...]

Borrowed Time

Time waits for no man. The time you spent reading the very first sentence of this article will never return. It’s gone forever! The years you’ve lived since your birth are like a dream; they’re also gone, never to return. The rest of time you have on the Earth is ticking away by the second [...]

Is There an Eternal Hellfire?

 
I’ll be your guide and you will follow me,
And I will lead you through a world of pain,
Where dead souls writhe in endless agony and clamor,
As they cry to die again.”
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

The doctrine of an eternal Hell was around at the time when Italian Poet Alighieri wrote the poem as an allegory [...]

The Pursuit of Happiness

It’s 6 o’clock on Monday morning and many in the Western world are scrambling, getting ready to pursue yet another futile, never-ending, self-defeating weekly expedition better known as the ‘rat race.’
According to a February 2007 survey conducted by The U.S. Conference Board, less than 35% of American workers under the age of 25 are satisfied [...]

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