Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesOne Life Sold to Highest Bidder
Monday, June 30th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!What’s a single life worth?
Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, ended up with $384,000 when he offered to sell his life on eBay. The winning bidder gets Usher’s house and all his possessions — including his car, motorcycle, […]
Solving the Energy Crisis
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008It seems you can’t get far on a little these days.
As gas hovers at $4 a gallon and grocery prices soar, the business of living takes an increasing amount of resources. With all the things I juggle throughout the week, my inner fuel reserves are sometimes in short supply as well by the time I […]
CDC Report Shows U.S. Youth At Risk
Monday, June 23rd, 2008The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report on risky teen behavior.
Based on surveys of students from public and private high schools in 39 states, the report includes some alarming findings. Among them:
• Over 35 percent said they had been in a physical fight in the previous 12 months. Four percent required […]
Steven Curtis Chapman Plans Comeback Following Tragedy
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008This weekend will mark one month since Steven Curtis Chapman’s 5-year-old adopted daughter, Maria, was run over and fatally injured in the family’s driveway. (For more on the story, click here.)
Chapman’s manager, Jim Houser, writes on his blog that the tragedy has brought unprecedented traffic to the Christian recording artist’s Web sites. Since the accident, […]
Bedtime Whispers
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Conversation last night while snuggling in the rocking chair with my 9-year-old.
Daughter: Mom, what do you want for your birthday?
Me: Sigh. Can you wrap this up in a box and put a bow on it?
Daughter: But you already have it.
Me: I know, but I’d like to keep it for a long time.
Daughter: Oh, you […]
Nothing Is Bigger Than Daddy
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Nine years ago when our son was 2, we took him downtown to see the Christmas decorations in the small community where we lived. In the center of the square, there was a giant Santa that stood over 20 feet high.
As we pulled to the curb to look, our little boy’s eyes grew wide with […]
Mountain Scenes
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008I just returned from Montana, where I was on assignment for TPE. I had the privilege of worshiping Sunday morning with the folks at the Assembly of God church in beautiful Columbia Falls, where evangelist Bob Mortimer spoke. (Watch for my story on Bob and his family in an upcoming September issue of TPE.)
While driving […]
Parents Clueless About What Kids Are Really Doing Online
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Think you know what your kids are doing online? Think again.
According to a Harris Interactive Poll conducted for Symantec, maker of Norton security software, U.S. parents are clueless about how much time their kids are spending in cyberspace and what they’re doing there.
In a poll of parents with children between the ages of 8 and […]
What Is Secondary Drowning?
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008A frightening story in today’s news draws attention to a phenomenon called secondary drowning.
Ten-year-old Johnny Jackson died Sunday several hours after inhaling water in a swimming pool at his South Carolina apartment complex. (The Associated Press story says he “swallowed” the water, but apparently it was aspirated into his lungs.)
After returning from the pool, the […]
Obesity Epidemic Doesn’t Slow Kids’ Soda Consumption
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008In spite of dire warnings about childhood obesity in recent years, kids’ sugary soft drink consumption has been on the rise, a new study reveals.
Between 1988 and 2004, calorie intake from sugar-sweetened beverages rose 20 percent among kids 6 to 11 years of age, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Consumption […]
