What’s today’s date? The full date? When you said it, did you include the formal label “AD.” Probably not, we only use it on diplomas and legal documents – but it is true that every day we live is AD. AD stands for Anno Domino, or “the year of the Lord.” We use AD […]
Reconnect One, with Carmen LaBerge: Thanksgiving is coming! This means, turkey, football, and family. It can also mean drama and arguments and hurt feelings. Here is an idea: rather than fall into our typical patterns of avoidance or attack, prepare our hearts now for potentially difficult conversations. What would it look like if you leaned […]
It was only a murmur, “what’s wrong with the world?” I could have ignored the comment and I could have ignored him. I had my own table, my own coffee, my own work. I could have, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t stop myself from glancing over to see what provoked him to ask one of […]
Just because something is not my fault does not mean it is not my responsibility. Let’s admit it: we hate being blamed for things. Blame casting is almost never productive. But while something may not be my fault, if I am in a position to respond, it is now possibly my responsibility. Just because I’m […]
Sin is the one pre-existing condition we all share. We are born with it. We bear the consequence of the fall in our bodies and in our minds. The reason healthcare is such an emotional issue is because it is a personal one. Genetics and lifestyle may prove a hedge for some […]
The Reconnect with Carmen LaBerge · As the World Turns As the World Turns was a CBS soap opera that aired for 54 years. But even that long run was not enough to lay claim to longest or even second longest daytime soap opera. Those records belong to General Hospital and Guiding Light. The very […]
Reconnect One, with Carmen LaBerge: Perhaps more than any other day, July 4th is a day we express our love for country. Love is good – people love their families, their sports teams, their alma mater, their home and yes, their homeland. All of these loves can be appropriate. But as we all know, taken […]
The Reconnect with Carmen LaBerge · Summer Reading Need a Bible Reading Plan? Here are several options. This one only takes 90 days – so perfect for summer!
According to the Centers for Disease Control which monitors such things, life expectancy in the United States declined in 2017 following what is now a multi-year trend in the wrong direction. The cause? Drug overdoses and suicides. According to the report, the 2017 life expectancy for an American woman is just over 81 years, but […]
Are you talking about me behind me back? Well, if not, why not? That’s right, I want you to gossUP. GossUP, you ask? Yes, gossUP. Think of it as an antonym for gossip – the very opposite of tattle tales or nay-saying, GossUP is talking positively about other people behind their backs. Telling stories of […]