Image by agnessse3 from Pixabay Promises get a bad rap in our society. It’s standard practice for many people to break their promises. They see them as ways to get out of a situation or someone else to help you with something. But then they don’t follow through on the…
Image by Sofia Cristina Córdova Valladares from Pixabay At the end of every year, most of the people I know work on their New Year’s resolutions. They have a desire to start out the new year making their changes. Like most of us, they want to improve their person, character,…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay I haven’t met a person who doesn’t struggle with some kind of addiction. Psychologists and counselors tell us if a person has an addiction it doesn’t go away. They talk about management, not setting people free. It doesn’t help that several of our proclivities and…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay As we continue to talk about issues of holiness, the next posts deal with specific and current dangers in our culture and society. Gambling has become one of the number one vices around America. States are adding casinos like crazy. It used to be you…
Image by AIAC Interactive Agency from Pixabay Every year, countless Americans are affected by wine and alcohol. For many, alcohol has little bearing on their lives. They may be social drinkers, or not drink at all. But I don’t know too many people who haven’t been affected by it at…
Image by klimkin from Pixabay America is one of the most obese nations in the world. We love our food. We love the stuff that’s bad for us. We have so many different options in this country for where to go out to eat, or kind of food to have.…
Image by Gabriele M. Reinhardt from Pixabay Today when you turn on the TV, just about every show you watch isn’t sheepish about sex. Many commercials and products use sex to sell. Fifty years ago you would never see behind the doors of a couple’s bedroom. But today they parade…
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay For some people there’s nothing like the thrill, the possibility of getting caught while shoplifting or stealing merchandise. It may start when they are young children, a candy bar here, a small item there. With the advancement of security cameras, shoplifting is much harder…
Image by Ralf Kunze from Pixabay Have you ever seen those commercials that make you want to look away? Many of them have subtitles because you can’t understand the person. Lifelong smokers show you the hole in their neck from smoking. The commercial is meant to make you think again…
Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay I like the smell of it, but I don’t partake. Some people can’t start their day with at least a pot. And others never stop throughout the day. Everyone has their favorite blend, flavor, or coffee shop. Whether it’s Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts, these…