Do you remember a time in  school when the teacher asked a question of the class and because you did not want to be called on tried to make yourself "disappear" from your teacher's eyesight? Why couldn't we just put on a "coat of invisibility" at that moment!...

How will you handle the most powerful responsibility in the universe? Would you think the best way to do that is to have some "super power" — invisibility to fly around and "lord" over the universe? Would you need a super hero costume? 
 

On NPR's program This...

One of the great things about being present to my grandchildren is watching their development whether talking, walking, conflict resolution, etc. Now that I see them at least two times a week, it still amazes me how they handle all the "things of their lives."

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Thrive: to grow vigorously; flourish; to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances.

Study after study has presented reasons why churches in the United States are in a state of decline. And to most of us who grew up from the 1950...