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Roy Runyon has been on the city council of Bremerton, Washington for 6 years. With his term due to expire he filed for reelection. On the same day a challenger also filed for the same seat. This was no ordinary challenge since Kim Faulkner, the challenger also happens to be Runyon’s wife of 12 years.…

As he led a parade through the streets of Cambridge during Harvard’s 250th anniversary, the President was greeted by a banner from the freshman class that read: HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS WAITED 250 YEARS FOR US! To a generation that thinks that life is all about them, the sign makes some sense. To a University…

When it comes to their favorite team winning the championship, most Americans don’t think God or the devil pick will pick the winner, but some will pray or perform game-day rituals just in case. A survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute looked at the link between team spirit and fan…

In his book, Leading on Empty, Wayne Cordoro writes, “If we violate the Sabbath rest, something morphs in our soul. We start to get proud, edgy, anxious.”—Jim L. Wilson Wayne Cordeiro, Leading on empty : refilling your tank and renewing your passion. (Minneapolis, Minn: Bethany House, 2009), 126. Matthew…

With enough money, a person can replace anything, even some of the responsibilities of parenting. Some New York City parents are now paying professionals up to $1,000 to pack their kids' summer camp gear. They fill their trunks with comforts such as French-milled soaps, 1,000 -thread-count sheets, and…

Background: This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It explores the Christian adage: Wise men still seek him. What would it be like if modern seekers were with the wise men when they worshiped Jesus? Higher-Status was the young adult son of a nobleman. He represented the next generation…

As soon as Toby Sheldon has his jaw reduction and a nose job he will look just like Justin Bieber. In his attempt to look like the teen pop star, the 33-year-old Sheldon has already lowered his hairline, lifted his eyelids, and reduced his chin, all at the cost of over $100,000. In first century Antioch…

Lance Armstrong captured Americans hearts as a cancer survivor who won seven Tour de France titles. Americans love an underdog. His Livestrong foundation has raised approximately $500 million. For many years he denied the accusations of cheating. The adoring American public chose to believe him. His…

Major League Baseball executives say they have difficulty faulting players for trying to gain an edge by using illegal drugs that enhance their performance. Cleveland Indians President Mark Shapiro said, “The mentality to do whatever possible exists throughout society, in any free market system, the…

“A South Carolina man has fulfilled his long-held ambition of catching a fish while sitting on his couch. Jason Schall, 38, ran a fishing line from his living room to the lake outside while watching a college football game. Fishing buddy Jason Bennett said Schall ‘wasn’t on the couch three minutes’ before…

What does perfection require? In bowling it means a score of 300, making 12 consecutive strikes. There is a higher level of perfection in bowling though, it is a perfect series, or three scores of 300 in a row. Bill Fong was on his way to that kind of perfection. Walking to the line with his bowling…

In 2012 International Cycling officials stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life from International and US cycling. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says he participated in "most sophisticated, professionalized, and successful doping programme sport has ever seen."…

“In a study by economists Sara Solnick and David Hemenway, people were asked whether they’d prefer to earn $50,000 in a situation where others were earning $25,000, or earn $100,000 when others earned $200,000.” That seems like a no brainer. In one scenario, the person is earning twice as much as in…

Technology has its good and bad sides. Technology has placed pornography at the fingertips of the young and old alike. On the other hand, some people are making good use of modern technology for spreading the Word of God and some humanitarian purposes. How it is used, is a matter of choice. --http://blog.lib.umn.edu/wardx278/1301_03/2008/09/technology_good_or_bad_by_nick.html…

After years of pushing economic growth and encouraging their fellow citizens that getting rich is glorious, the Chinese government is changing their tune. Communist Party rulers recently rolled out a new economic slogan, “Be happy.” The Chinese Premiere announced the new measure of progress saying the…

In The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity, Skye Jethani writes, “In our cultural quest for survival, driven by our fear of irrelevance, have evangelicals become Crypto-Christians? Have we clothed our faith with the forms of our American culture to the point that our Christianity…

According to University of Kentucky psychologist Nathan Dewall, today’s young people “love themselves more today than ever before.” By analyzing the top songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs over the past three decades Dewall found a steady increase in self-centeredness and hostility toward others.” The…

Neel Kashkari says, “Our me first culture could bankrupt us.” -- The Week, August 6, 2010 p. 34. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell Kashkari said this in response to the national debate over Social Security. Social Security is on a path of insolvency and raising taxes will not be able to…

We all struggle with self-adsorption, but most of us are more successful than Ricky Martin at containing it. The Grammy Award-winning artist a book , with the one-word title: Me. --USA Today August 19, 2010 p. D1 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell Philippians 2:3-4 (HCSB) “Do nothing out…

In his book, Satisfy your Soul, Bruce Demarest writes, “Some of us keep unduly busy to boost our sagging egos, to ‘prove’ our worth, or to avoid aspects of our selves to painful to confront.” --Satisfy your Soul, 125. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Our worth is not determined by what we do, but by whose…

PERFECTIONISM Do you struggle with perfectionism like I do? Really, it isn’t that I’m a perfectionist; it’s just that I can’t tolerate mistakes in others or myself. Even the best we have to offer is flawed. Next time you watch the Best Picture from the 1959 Academy Awards, Ben Hur, look for the tracks…

O-Ring It was a defining moment. On January 28, 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and killed all seven astronauts aboard. It was a major setback in NASA's manned space flight program. But worse than what it did to NASA, something died in most Americans along with the astronauts. Up until the…

SELFISHNESS A strange irony has risen from the decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding the Pledge of Allegiance. The 49 year-old emergency room physician, atheist and lawyer who filed the case, Michael Newdow admitted to Fox News that his 8 year old daughter voluntarily says…

"Strike 3, Take your Base" In Cuba, nothing is bigger than baseball, not even the cigars. Nothing, that is, except Castro. Recently, the 74-year-old dictator, grabbed an aluminum bat and walked to the plate in an exhibition game against Venezuela. When Castro approached the batter's box, the president…

ETERNITY The June 2009 edition of Sky Magazine, the official in flight publication of Delta Airlines, has a section about New York City. In it, they interview famous New Yorkers about their favorite places in the City that never sleeps. A very self-absorbed Donald Trump answers almost every question…