The Greatest Gift

With the passing of Thanksgiving, the next holiday to come is Christmas. Personally, I think Christmas is the best of them all. Walking through shopping centers and seeing all of the decorations makes me overjoyed, and I absolutely love seeing the neighborhoods lit up. It creates a sense of comfort for me because it seems [...]

What?! Youth ministries are taking over the role of the parent?

While clicking through endless tags and catagories, I came upon a little article with an idea that I’ve never heard before. The blog is called a manifesto. rethinking ministry (interesting but weird name…) and the blog post of the day was named Rethinking Youth Ministry. The author had read a book which stated that “The [...]

Money Can Bring Happiness, And Yes I Did Just Say That

This is true but not in the way most people would think about it. If you use your money for other people you will be much happier. Studies have been done and people that spend their money on kids, taking freinds out to eat, or giving it to a charity end up much happier at [...]

Mi Identidad (My Identity)

I read a blog about a person that is studying global communications. He knows that our society needs people that tolerate and understand the challenges of a complex world. I believe that I am one of those people because I come from another country. I currently live in the United States, but I was born and raised [...]

Obama’s Inauguration

With the economy in the terrible state that it is in right now, President Elect Obama may not have as extravagant of a swearing in party as previous Presidents. Obama is known for his campaign for change. He constantly talks of how he will help the common man, who perhaps doesn’t make enough money to [...]

Life in the middle

Life is confuzing. Well at least it is for me. There are so many questions that i have and that will probably never get answered. Life is kinda like a vapour. Its rain one day and water the next. Nobody thinks about whats in between. Its one of those things in life where people have [...]

The Ugly Side of Adoption

I think adopting a child is a wonderful thing for people to do. Adopting a child out of country is almost a “cool” thing to do. Angelina Jolie is known for it. It is great that she is showing Americans how unfortunate children in other countries are and is giving them a better life. The unfortunate part [...]

Stocking Stuffers that Shouldn’t Be Stuffed

The cry of baby filled the room as Jason was born today. He was so small and fit perfectly into his mother’s arms. His smile lit up the room. A year later, he was running around his backyard playing with his toy cars. He was just learning how to put sentences together. A few years [...]

America Collapsing

Relative truths seem to be a new trend in America. What works for you is good for you and works for me is good for me. I’ll live how I want and you live how you want. That’s not freedom, that’s the basic mindset of an anarchist. A country can not be run on an anarchist [...]

The Art of Cloning

Some may say human cloning is a form of art. Others may be so narcissistic that they say, “Whats better than one? Two!” and decide to clone themselves. However, this draws up a huge moral issue. By cloning ourselves we are simply playing God. This brings on a form of self-worship, which is against the [...]

Tragedy on Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving – or more commonly known as “Black Friday” – is a day infamously known for great prices and early mornings for brave shoppers. There are people who line up and wait outside of stores to get outrageously good prices on everything from televisions to sweaters. It can get pretty intense when [...]

OBAMA 5 IN 1

Obama is compared to 4 other presidents. Times are tough just like they were in the past. It is time for Obama to come in just as JFK, Roosevelt, Lincoln, and Clinton did before. This article talks about how Obama is similar to all these presidents in believes and looks. It is up to Obama [...]

The Beauty of Twilight

Twilight. You love it or you hate it. The four series novel has a billion and one teenage girls screaming their lungs out of total adoration for Edward Cullen and the ostensibly impressive and mysterious story-line. However, I don’t buy it. I am not one to just hate it because I can, but I have [...]

President Bush on Values

A recent CNN article reflects on George Bush’s Presidency. President Bush states that he will be leaving the white house with the same set of values that he came in with and hopes to be remembered as one who did not “sell his soul in order to accommodate the political process.” President Bush, in these last four years specifically, has been [...]

american education

American education is by far one of the best, if not the best education system in the world. the only problem with it is that tons of students all over our country including me take it for granted and dont try very hard cause they hate school. If every student tryed their best and use [...]

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is unlike any other holiday. its a time where you give thanks to God and everything else in your life. there is a lot of people out there that take this holiday for granted. instead of looking forward to being thankful they look forward to how much turkey their gonna shove down their throat. [...]

illegal immigration

Illegal immigration is an issue that has been a problem for several years. It just seems like its unfair to americans when someone illegal hops the border and is living in america without having to pay like americans do. the illegal immigrants that come into america and get jobs and work hard, deserve citizenship, but [...]

prop 8

Prop 8 is a law that definately needs to stay. If you think about what it would be like with gays allowed to get married, it wouldnt be pretty. With gays being allowed to get married, for one its against the bible, two you cant have an effective family or lifestyle with gay marriages, and [...]

Thanksgiving and Idolatry

Yes, you read that right. It is possible to be idolatrous in your thanksgiving. John Piper writes a thought provoking article on a statement by a well known man known as Jonathon Edwards. The statement is as follows: “True gratitude or thankfulness to God for his kindness to us, arises from a foundation laid before, [...]

What is a rainbow?

The article I read was written a bit awkwardly, but the message was good and I don’t think that I have ever heard about a double rainbow before.  Rainbows are the colored stripes that appear in the sky from behind the clouds after rain. The scientific explanation for rainbows is light being reflected off of water droplets and then [...]

God is like a Pizza

Stephen W. Simpson, Ph.D. writes his article on how God is like a pizza and the toppings are the differing religious doctrine and practice. He begins by explaining his fervent love for pizza then initiates his use of his analogies. God is the pizza, and the toppings are the differing religious doctrine and practice. Announcing [...]

Gray Wolves return to endangered species list

In the western Great Lake region, grey wolves have returned to the endangered species list. In Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the government misread a law last year that protected 4,000 wolves on these states. Due to this problem many environmental groups were accusing the government for not paying attention to the law. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service [...]

It’s My Right

Thomas Beatie is now a married “man” who was once a woman. This may not seem surprising to many because the culture we are a part of see one’s gender and sexual orientation as something that should be decided by that individual alone. However for Beatie, this sex change was not like many others. Beatie kept her [...]

Christians Can’t Multitask.

I read this interesting article called “Christians Can’t Multitask” written by Alex and Brett Harris, the same guys who run The Rebelution blog. With the advent of more user-friendly technology such as cell phones and laptops, multitasking has become part of our lives. In fact, the authors go as far to say, “Chances are some [...]

Picking Our Fights

The freedom that we fight for in America only meets the standard of freedom through the public eye. It relates to the control that the government holds on its country and its people. We are fighting to give freedom to the Iraqis and through that, achieve the freedom from terrorism ourselves. However, sometimes situations need [...]

The Affects of Early Substance Abuse

For a so called, “good kid”, a couple beers or a little pot seems pretty harmless. After all, you would know when to quit, right? Wrong. According to this article by Nancy Shute, kids who experiment early with drugs and alchohol deal with even stronger addictions later on in life. Those who had conduct problems before using [...]

Perspectives in Theology

Often, whether we know it or not, we interpret things through our personal perspective. We all have natural tendencies to see things one way or another. This tendency is brought upon by how we approach things. When we read the Bible it is no different. Depending on why you turn to the Scriptures, you look [...]

Why Eating Disorders Are Not Okay

It is very painful to see people who struggle with their self-image to the point where they suffer from an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. I cannot put into words how heartbreaking it is for me to see people who are not proud of the way God made them. Not only is it [...]

Bye bye baby

Today I just turned 5 weeks, as my brain develops, i just recieved this miraculous gift, called eyes. One week later, twice as fast as my mommy’s, my heart begins to beat 150 times a minute. My limbs and vertibre begin to form. I can’t wait until my mommy get’s to see what i look [...]

God’s View of Marriage

God intended marriage to bond a man and a woman together, as one flesh, for the rest of their lives. He did this so that the love that occurs in a marriage could maybe give the tiniest glimpse of what our love for God should be like.This type of commitment is almost non-existent in today’s society. Marriage [...]

Traditional Marriage

Don’t let our Country be defeated in the traditional marriage. Single-sex marriage can often be confusing to young ones. If proposition 8 passes, Sally’s will marry Sally’s and Joe’s will marry Joe’s. There will be a shift in our language from, “I now pronounce you man and wife” to “I know pronounce you husband and [...]

Poverty Of Ambition

This generation is for the big house and the nice suits, the money, and the fact that everyone else is doing it. Our culture is soon to see death. All those smart minds of Harvard students and other Ivy league schools are going to waste because of the poverty of ambition! So many big companies [...]

A girl who aborted!

This article is called “First I was happy.” This 16 year old girl was 5 months pregnant and wanted an easy way out. Like most girls her boyfriend was much older than her. Her article appeals emotionally to the girls her age in her position. It strikes the heart of a teenage girl that wants or [...]

Yes on Prop 8 – the case for traditional marriage

Traditional marriage has the support of history, religion, and culture. It is the backbone to our families and to our societies. Vista resident James L. Lambert stated his case for traditional marriage in an article published in the North County Times. Using ethical appeal, he supported his claim in three major ways. His first would [...]

Gay Marriage: A Misnomer

Gerald Nordskog’s main point is that there is no such thing as “gay marriage.” It is a huge misnomer. There is not a single religion or moral philosophical system - East or West – since antiquity, that ever defined marriage as between members of the same sex. If it has never been defined as members of the same [...]