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The only time you have to worry what someone thinks of you is if they’re paying your bills. ClintOne of

Last weekend, I saw one of the worst movies I’ve seen in years—The November Man. Like with Winter’s Tale, I’m

On September 1, we observe Labor Day — a celebration of the American worker. Of course, you work hard at

Babies, old ladies, dogs and mosquitoes love me. Does that mean I’m loveable? PotAccording to a preliminary study of casual

Anytime a book is adapted for film, there’s the chorus of readers declaring that the book is always better than

If you’re a baby boomer, you’re at the point in life where, if you haven’t actually entered retirement, you’re at

Get On Up tells the life story of James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) from his childhood of deep poverty and neglect

Unless you keep close track of obscure holidays and observances, you probably didn’t know that August is “What Will Be

If you’re not the problem,you’ll have very few. The Death of an Irishman(A friend told me this story and swore

Stuck in a week with nothing good to see, I took a chance on a movie I would never go

Rules we don’t agree with… are always stupid. The Little OuthouseI lived on a farm,Many years ago,That had a little

If you want to send your children or grandchildren to college, retire comfortably and achieve other important life goals, you

AN ACCIDENTAL LIFE By Pamela Binnings Ewen B&H, 978-0-8054-6432-0 PB, 453 pgs, $14.99 This novel focuses on Rebecca and her

Whether from her days as Sookie on Gilmore Girls or her Oscar-nominated role in Bridesmaids, many people have become big

Every now and then when I check the movie listings, I see a movie that I had never heard of

ANDI UNEXPECTED An Andi Boggs Novel #1 by Amanda Flower Zonderkidz 978-0-310-73701-8, HB 224 pages $10.99 Andora “Andi” Boggs isn’t

If most folks polished themselves like they do their shoes…they’d be well polished. RestingWhen I walked into the barbershop to

Here’s an interesting statistic: Over the past three decades, the centenarian population in the United States has grown about 66%,

I went to see The Fault in Our Stars on a Tuesday evening in a movie theater peppered with impossibly

BECOMING MYSELF: Embracing God’s Dream of You by Stasi Eldredge David C. Cook Publishers, 978-1-4347-0535-8 HB, 253 pages $22.99 Eldredge

Tomorrow never comes and today never goes. The Quite OneMany, many years ago, when I was a young man, my

June is a popular month for weddings. If you’re getting married this month, you no doubt have many exciting details

Recently, there has been a fair amount of backlash against so-called “pink princess culture” and some serious discussions about creating

ALL IN: You Are One Decision Away from a Totally Different Life by Mark Batterson Zondervan Publishers, 978-0-310-33305-0 HB, 192

I love horses…but not horses asses. No-See-UmsChina, who is potentially one our greatest adversaries, is modernizing and increasing the size

FEAR HAS A NAME The Crittendon Files #1 by Creston Mapes Cook 978-0-7814-0816-5, PB 432 pages, $14.99 For Granger Meade,

When I was a child my family lived hand to mouth. We were loved and cared for, but the cupboards

Like many people, you might not particularly enjoy thinking about your estate plans, but such planning is necessary to make

Years ago, Turner Classic Movies ran a bunch of old monster movies. The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Thing,