No one doubts that, when the alarm system of depression sounds, your life is profoundly affected. Alarms are intended as wake-up calls to direct your attention to either something within yourself, something within your relationships, or something within your circumstances (often all three) that needs to change in order to have a satisfying life. As…
The holidays can be an agonizing ordeal for the young couple that has never navigated them together. What is meant to be a season of fun family celebrations often derails into a series of frustrating fiascos. Imagine these tension-building scenarios: You look forward to your first Thanksgiving together at home. You can’t wait to share…
Thanksgiving is almost here and Christmas is right behind it. What does this mean? That singles across the country will once again be fed line after cliche after question as to—why—they’re not married. Sad day! The holidays should be an enjoyable time. Instead, some singles might be wondering about the earful they’re going to receive…
Dr. Ron Hall has a reputation at Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, Pa., and it has nothing to do with his work as Graduate Program Director. Word has it that if you’re headed toward marriage, he’ll be the one—as your premarital counselor—to slam on the brakes. Most people would forgo doing premarital counseling with…
In 2006 there was a study that showed the link between the Amazon rainforest and the Sahara desert. Evidently, the Amazon rainforest is not self-sustainable. It’s one of the richest ecosystems in the world, yet doesn’t natively contain enough minerals and nutrients it needs to thrive. These nutrients come from one of the most unlikely…
