Jeff Howell, 28, an Iraq War veteran who served 2004-2006, seeks solace in prayer during a Point Man International Ministries meeting, a support group for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in Leetonia, Ohio. via www.usatoday.com More people are surviving… Continue reading

I am sure this is true in most quarters …  August 5, 2009 by Rick JervisUSA Today LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — The Rev. Michael Owens says nothing compares with dunking someone toward salvation. Owens, the pastor at New Hope Baptist… Continue reading

Teddy Roosevelt is quoted in 1912 as saying, "My hat's in the ring. The fight is on and I'm stripped to the buff." It strikes the eyes a bit crude and un-presidential, but the blunt truth is a pretty fair… Continue reading

I love to hear Les Brown. I can hear his stories over and over again and still benefit.   He is compelling and encouraging.   Enjoy a little Les today to get yourself going.   Tom Wood and Les Brown… Continue reading

"If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else." – Laurence J. Peter "A goal properly set is halfway reached." – Zig Ziglar "Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh… Continue reading

You have today to do, to be, to experience, and to share whatever it is that burns within you heart to do, be, experience, and share. You have today, and while it may not be enough for you, it is… Continue reading

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." – Walter Bagehot It is such an enduring truth and ever inspiring plot of great drama – the triumph of the underdog agasinst all odds. Some soul,… Continue reading

by Peter Steinfels The New York Times Ten years ago this month, in a campaign speech in Indianapolis, George W. Bush promised to direct $8 billion in federal financing to "armies of compassion" that he believed could combat social ills… Continue reading

Why Obama's church choice matters There are political and spiritual implications By Henry G. Brinton Does it really matter whether the president goes to church? The Constitution says there shall be no "religious test," so perhaps Sunday morning should be… Continue reading

August 4, 2009 U.S. reshaping Darfur policy by Peter Wallsten and Edmund Sanders Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington and Nairobi, Kenya – After years of worldwide outrage over suffering in Darfur, the Obama administration will soon launch a new… Continue reading