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Look Beyond the Headlines!

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I always thought it goes without saying, but in light of recent comments left on my blog, I think it needs to be said: don’t believe everything you hear! Today there are so many sources of news and information, some reliable and some definitely not, that you must be sure you can trust the things you hear or read. It is also important to get beyond the news headlines. News is, by its very nature, sensationalized. Television stations gain viewers and advertisers by having highly controversial, “hot” stories. Likewise, newspapers and magazines sell subscriptions by having cutting-edge, sensational headlines. Good … Continue reading →

What’s the Lesson Here?

So, model/sex tape star/reality TV guru/fashionista Kim Kardashian is now sporting a 20.5-carat engagement ring… because, you know, 19 carats just isn’t enough when you want to stick it to your sister and famous exes. Kimmie got the rock from her new fiance Kris Humphries last week. According to PEOPLE magazine, the 26-year-old pro basketball player knew the 30-year-old Kardashian clan member was “THE ONE” about six weeks after he started dating her. That was less than six months ago. As the tabloids tell it, the New Jersey Nets forward surprised his famous girlfriend by waiting on bended knee in … Continue reading →

Coughing Teen Gets The Boot From Airline

My brother happens to work for an airline in Hawaii. However, his incessant prodding isn’t the reason I am writing this blog. In a story that has made headlines in the “Aloha State” and beyond one has to wonder about the powers airline staff wield in the name of “safety.” Last week a 16-year-old girl who was returning to Hawaii from a school spring break trip to Washington D.C. and New York was kicked off her flight for coughing too much. Rachel Collier was escorted off a Continental Airlines flight departing Newark, New Jersey for Honolulu right before take off. … Continue reading →

Hollywood Couples With Heart

They said it wouldn’t last… in Hollywood “they” tend to be right. But, look beyond the Britney and K-Fed’s, the Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz’s, and you’ll see a core group of Hollywood power couples who make love work. Being that today is Valentine’s Day I thought it appropriate to give those happy pairs sometime ink. Here are just a few of Tinseltown’s star couples with staying power: JERRY AND ANNE Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. They’ve been married for more than 50 years (!!) and recently received a joint star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their respective … Continue reading →

My Muslim Friend

The following was shared with permission by the addressee. Regardless of our faith, we are all human and made in God’s image. He loves each one of us. The Bible says that God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11). How are we to be lights in the lives of others if we cannot do so with respect for them? To My Muslim Friend, I’m so sorry to hear someone would be ignorant to call or associate you of all people with anything wicked! Your mission has been successful in dispelling myths. I thought that all Muslims hated Christians and … Continue reading →