Back in 2017, the internet was shocked to learn that seven percent of Americans were found to believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows; 48 percent of respondents said they don’t know where chocolate milk comes from. The same research reported that another agriculture study had discovered that four out of 10 fourth, fifth and sixth-graders didn't realize cows are used to make hamburgers and thr...  Read More

The Christian Post reports the findings of a new study out of The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University which was released on Tuesday.  Their findings report the rise in mental health issues for young people, such as anxiety, depression and fear, might have more to do with the lack of Biblical Worldview rather than “psychological or chemical imbalances.” https://www.christianpos...  Read More

Our school aged students have been back in the routine for a couple of months now.  By now, the “newness” has worn off and the routine has set in.  One of the things that I looked forward to at the beginning of a school year was new writing utensils.  In elementary school, the cool ones were those that had some type of theme printed on them.  NFL teams were my favorite to have pencil wars with.  I...  Read More

Economists tell us that The Federal Reserve is preparing to report today its first interest rate cut since March 2020. They guess between a 0.25 or 0.5 percentage point reduction.  Financial folks tell us that this could mean cheaper borrowing at the bank, credit card balance relief on interest, lower returns on savings accounts and the potential for even lower rates in the months to come.  So, wh...  Read More

The Lord designed the human body in amazing ways.  We have the ability to go back in time, in our memory by having one of our senses stimulated.  Upon hearing, seeing, smelling or simply feeling something, you can be immediately transported back to where you were years before when an event took place.  I was reminded of this while reading an article about sounds we do not hear anymore.  On the lis...  Read More

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”  We all grew up hearing that from our moms after some bully kid said something to us on the playground that hurt our feelings.  As we got older, what we discovered was that learning to have a thick skin, take criticism from trusted advisors and ignore the rest serves us well.  However, back then and today, we know that words do ...  Read More

The Wilson County / Tennessee State Fair is going on in our area, and several of our members have won ribbons.  Kevin and Elijah Fisher both have Blue Ribbons to add to their collection! Saylor Mitchell is a ribbon winner for her fresh chicken eggs! I’m sure there are several others that brought home prizes, and we congratulate and rejoice with them.  There is something about seeing people we know...  Read More

Almost everyone has a favorite go to snack.  Walking down the aisle at the grocery, one can choose from any number of sweet to salty treat.  In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan introduced me to what would become my favorite, Jelly Beans!  Not just any jelly bean, but Jelly Belly jelly beans.  Up until that point in my life, jelly beans were the discarded leftovers under the fake grass found in the attic i...  Read More

A Gallup headline by Megan Brenan caught my attention this morning:Majority Still Credits God for Humankind, but Not Creationism: New high of 24% say God not involved in human origins; new 37% low say God created humans in present form  https://news.gallup.com/poll/647594/majority-credits-god-humankind-not-creationism.aspxHer reporting shows that the readings have not changed significantly from Ga...  Read More

God designed people for connections.  There is something within us as people that desires to be connected to others.  It makes sense then that Satan would attempt to place obstacles in our path to thwart that desire.  Political and social events over the past several years represent some of these obstacles.  As people, we can easily point to the differences we have with others based on their polit...  Read More

Ever have one of those periods in life where you think everything is against you? No one really cares what you are doing, nor do they see the effort you are putting in and what you are trying to accomplish for the good?  Just out there all alone, on your own.  Every now and again, I run into one of those “God appointment” stories that causes me to pause, reevaluate my thinking, ask His forgiveness...  Read More

We are less than 24 hours away from the United States of America turning 248.  July 4th marks the official birthday of the US and the celebration that follows.  It is one of the only holidays that most every American celebrates.  Cookouts, vacations and fireworks are just a few ways that we celebrate the day our founders declared independence from Great Britain.  Millions have traveled to see the ...  Read More