by Derek Sanford | Nov 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Over the past 50 years, the U.S. has been transformed from a very married nation to a place in which married people are becoming a minority. Of people 15 and over (I know that’s a weird age, but it’s the one they use), 49% are married, and 51% are never married,...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
How the bible talks about the end of the world and how we feel about it are often miles apart. The bible says things like, ‘look forward to that day,’ and to ‘be of good cheer,’ and to ‘encourage one another with words’ about being...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The world is chaotic right now. It feels like a tinderbox ready to explode. We’ve become numb to a tool of the enemy that has become commonplace in our modern society: catastrophizing. Catastrophizing is thinking the worst about every bad situation. It is expected...
by Derek Sanford | Jul 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Like everyone else, I’ve seen the video of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in what is said to be a mocking depiction of Jesus’ last supper with drag queens and other sexually charged characters. The Olympics X account has since posted that the scene was...
by Derek Sanford | Apr 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Before we consider this burning question, “Are there many paths to God?” First, let’s consider this glorious machine… Where I’m from, this is called a pop dispenser. Some call it a soda machine. When I was a kid, I approached this machine much differently than I do...
