By Mathew Sims The Daily Grind The sound of the rainforest draws me out of my sleep. It’s actually synthetic sound coming from an app on my smartphone. It’s claim to fame is that it slowly wakes you up so that you don’t crash out of your sleep cycle into the daily grind. More gradual,...

The Story: “Gay Rights vs. Religious Rights: 7 Issues to Watch” by Sara Pulliam Bailey writing for ReligionsNews.com, September 6, 2013. The Lead:  “Many of the legal skirmishes are not directly tied to federal recognition of gay marriages after the Supreme Court’s decision striking down most of the Defense of Marriage Act. Instead, the fights largely revolve around...

By Derick Dickens New research has concluded what most of us already knew: children need fathers. There is a myriad of evidence that shows a father in the home reduces violent crime, produces a better social environment, and provides essential growth opportunities.  However, researchers have questioned the need for fathers thinking they only provide more...

By Melissa Parnell Somewhere in the midst of hoping to be a great mother it morphed into the distorted desire to become a perfect one. I can empathize with the dispute the disciples had in Luke 22. This is the scene in Luke’s Gospel (at the worst timing) when the disciples argue about who is...

The Story: “Planned Parenthood’s Adoption ‘Gag Rule:’ Abortion Pushed Over Adoption 391 to 1” by Casey Mattox as publised at LifeNews.com on 9/9/13. The Lead:   “In 2010, according to its own numbers, for every 391 women who came to Planned Parenthood looking for unbiased information her unplanned pregnancy, 1 chose adoption and 391 chose abortion. And even...

By Trillia Newbell I’ve been thinking about Bible study lately and yesterday’s interview with Elyse Fitzpatrick only reinforced those thoughts. I want to know God’s word. I want to truly understand it, apply it, and properly reference it. The older I get the more eager I am to know God—the only way to know God...