Finding Home

When Good Inventions Go Bad

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:43:10 GMT

It's a product of the fallen nature of man: Anything and everything that was created for good, from medicine to technology, will eventually be corrupted for ill purposes. A recent case in point: A new "video conferencing" feature made

What Tim Tebow's Deal with Jockey Tells Us

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:27:11 GMT

Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos first-round draft pick and Focus on the Family's favorite QB, is in the news again today, this time for signing on as a spokesman for Jockey underwear. The punsters are having a field day with the association (I'll

Arguing Happily Ever After

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:57:25 GMT

Somebody once said there are two types of married couples – those who argue (from time to time) and those who lie and say they don’t. There was an interesting article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal that suggests it’s not

Looking For My Old Teachers on Facebook

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:55 GMT

It's still summer and the new school year is a few weeks away, but I've been thinking about some of my favorite teachers from down through the years. I have many; here are memories of just a few. In kindergarten there was Mrs. Smith. I went to

Bigotry and Marriage

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:48:19 GMT

Frank Rich is a long-time columnist for The New York Times . As a former drama critic, he’s no stranger to the stage and certainly knows how to stir the pot. He once referred to the Passion of the Christ film as “a porn movie, replete

Life Saving Pizza???

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:25:38 GMT

George Linn might very well be alive today because he ordered a pizza . This past Friday the Lakewood, Colorado man was awaiting delivery of a pie when he suffered a heart attack. His wife, Kami, was about

My Week at Summer Camp

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:53:06 GMT

Remember the old song from Allan Sherman? Hello Muddah, hello Faddah Here I am at camp Grenada Camp is very entertaining And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining... Well, those lyrics have been running through my head this

The Pride of the Yankees

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:09:36 GMT

It's been a tough few days in the Bronx. Although the New York Yankees enjoy one of the most celebrated traditions in all of sports, this week has been anything but traditional for the legendary baseball club. On Sunday morning, Bob Sheppard,

Modern Day Miracles

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:17:58 GMT

I wrote last time about the media's obsession with bad and sensational news. Sadly, the headlines are so often dominated by negative developments even though the world is full of beauty, wonder and yes, miracles. So much of life is based upon

It's a Mad, Mad World

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:06:25 GMT

Has BP finally plugged the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico? Did a federal judge really just overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act? Is the stock market still on its wild roller coaster ride? I’m only asking because the news media has

Back in the Saddle Again

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:31:24 GMT

It’s been nearly two weeks since my motorcycle accident , and I’m finally back at the office. The left ankle is in a cast and healing, though doctors tell me I’m still twelve weeks away from being able to put any pressure on the foot

The Cost of Independence

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:37:08 GMT

There is an old saying that suggests a person's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do what he likes. I think there is wisdom within those words. America will celebrate her 234th birthday on Sunday with its usual grand and glorious traditions.

How To Stop Worrying

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:57:29 GMT

When the late Dale Carnegie released How to Win Friends and Influence People in October of 1936, the $2 book sold over 100,000 copies its first few months on store shelves. Seventy-three years and 15 million copies later, the title and its content

Condoms for Kids?

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:11:11 GMT

There is news out of Massachusetts this week that the Provincetown School Board has decided to revise their controversial plan to make condoms available to children as young as 5 years of age. Of course, revising an immoral policy without fully

Are You Afraid to Die?

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:02:16 GMT

As a subject of conversation, death is an uncomfortable topic . Should it be? Some of us are more intimately familiar with it than others, but it's ultimately a reality that touches everyone. Having just survived a harrowing motorcycle accident and