The young woman offering us customer service was pleasant and upbeat. She assured us that our billing issues with her company would be promptly resolved. Image by James Chan from Pixabay When I noticed the following month that our bill continued to climb, I contacted her again. She assured me once again that, of course, she would take care of the problem right away. It's been three months’ worth of attempts now, and the problem still hasn’t been resolved. I noticed something interesting in my interactions with this young woman. Her confident, positive, can-do attitude is typical Continue Reading
Why You can Trust the Bible
I recently read a story about a family searching for a new church home in the city to which they had relocated. In the process of decision-making, they attended a particular church just as Easter approached. Everything seemed fine—until the minister said it didn’t really matter whether or not Jesus was raised from the dead. Whereas orthodox Christianity teaches the Bible is a collection of inspired books which God preserved in order to reveal himself to man, liberalism treats the Bible as a collection of books which we are free to interpret as we wish. This is problematic, because Continue Reading
7 Ways this Hidden Bible Truth Grounds your sense of Self-Worth
I'll admit, I'm a fan of old Saturday Night Live skits. One of my favorites is Al Frankin's character "Stuart Smalley." "I'm gonna do a terrific show today," Stuart would tell himself, "and I'm gonna help people...because I'm good enough, I'm strong enough, and doggone it, people like me!" We get a kick out of "Stuart" as he scratches our itch to feel good about ourselves-but this character's mantra brings out a fundamental question: How do you measure the worth of a human being? Culture has a lot to say on this issue, but what society tells us about ourselves is often based Continue Reading
How to Turn Online Outrage into Something Helpful
Ever run across something on social media that you find to be both super annoying and grossly inaccurate? (Like, all the time?) My general stance with regard to social media is, "Don't engage with the outrage." There's enough toxicity out there already. If I'm going to contribute something, it needs to add value. It may offer a challenge, but it should ultimately encourage someone as well. Last week, I had the opportunity to put this into practice. I'd been seeing a cartoon passed around on Twitter of a man holding an umbrella over the belly of a very pregnant woman, as though Continue Reading