The NBC Today Show reported on recent research this morning that said that 25 percent of American families have wives that earn more than their husbands. This trend is only going to increase since women have recently been graduating from college in greater numbers than men. Although more men age 25 and up […]
Recently, I attended a regional denomination meeting and noticed that over 90 percent of the pastors were six foot or more. According to Short Persons Support, only 11.7 percent of American men are six foot or taller. Not only do local churches not hire many women, they apparently don’t hire many short men […]
Facts about divorce in America:
1) Over 50% of first marriages end in divorce.
2) Over 60% of second marriages end in divorce.
3) About half of the 1.2 million marriages each year are between couples where one or both have been married before.
4) The average […]
I’ve had Kathleen Norris’ work recommended to me a number of times, but hadn’t picked up any of her books until this weekend. Her Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith is her struggle with the jargon of Christianity, of what she calls the “scary words.” Her process of conversion involved the reading of […]