Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution Tucker Carlson Free Press, $28 hardcover Is the United States a ship that’s about to sink? How did the United States get to where it is today—an intensely divided country where people of differing opinions can no longer engage [...]
Sometimes life knocks us to our knees. Not just once, not just twice, but over and over. When it does, we need to get up and keep going. But first, while we’re on our knees, we should pray. I’ve always said that God doesn’t care about our posture when we’re praying—what He cares about is [...]
Does your house of worship (church, synagogue, temple, mosque, etc.) need an armed guard to protect members from an active shooter? This excerpt from How to Survive an Active Shooter addresses some of the issues related to protecting houses of worship from possible attacks. It is geared primarily to organizations that do not have the budget [...]
In this Grammar Tip, we’re going to talk about the punctuation known as quotation marks. One of my pet peeves as a reader is seeing quotation marks used incorrectly. When that happens, it can be confusing and sometimes completely change the meaning of the words. First, this may seem obvious, but let’s mention it anyway. [...]
An apostrophe is that punctuation mark that looks like a comma but it’s at the top of the line, not the bottom. The apostrophe has two purposes: To show possession. To replace missing letters in a word. When you use apostrophes to indicate missing letters, it’s usually in a contraction. In the context of [...]
And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.” Luke 17:4 (NRSV) Jacquelyn Lynn speaks about forgiveness in a sermon at Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church. Below are highlights from her message. You must forgive. Jesus is abundantly clear. When [...]
You learned in elementary school that homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Homophones are a type of homonym. They’re words that sound alike but have different meanings and different spellings. In this Grammar Tip, we’re going to talk about one of the most commonly misspelled and consequently misused set of homophones: [...]
One of the keys to living a joyful life is prayer. Go to God in prayer every day. Do this not just when you need something, not just when you’re on autopilot and chanting a quick prayer while you’re thinking of something else, but have a focused, purposeful time of prayer every day. Excerpt from [...]
In this Grammar Tip, I want to talk about one of the most common word usage mistakes that can completely change the meaning of a sentence, drive readers crazy and reflect poorly on you. And I’ll give you some tips so you’ll never make this mistake again. You may remember from elementary school that homonyms [...]
In this Grammar Tip, we’re going showcase two words that sound alike but are often mixed up. And I’ll give you some tips so you won’t mix them up again. The English language is full of grammar exceptions, and the specific one that applies in the case of when to use IT’S and when to [...]
