There are few greater gifts than the gift of friendship. Today, I’m thankful to introduce my good friend Andrea Gurney. She’s a professor at Westmont College, Ph.D, psychologist, and friend for over two decades (how is that possible?). If you enjoy the following post on gratitude, be sure to check out Andrea’s blog, Stand...
Headlines often paint one image of Africa—a portrait of poverty, AIDs, and war. That’s unfortunate. There is so much life, vitality, and beauty. I recently had a chance to visit three countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Burundi, the Republic of Congo, and Rwanda, and I came away with images of hope, not of despair. Here...
This week teenagers (and perhaps my wife) will flock to see the opening of the vampire-romance film, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,” once again unleashing vampire mania around the country. While vampires have caught the public’s imagination, they aren’t the only fascinating creatures in mythology. In high school, I took a course on European...