"…call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. I went away full but the Lord has brought me home empty." (NLT) In the first chapter of Ruth, Naomi speaks to her friends upon her return to Bethlehem from Moab, where her husband and two sons have died. Ruth, her Moabite …
Author Archives: Karen
One Right Way?
Jerry and I do everything differently. That struck me recently, when I noticed the half a banana standing on the counter. If I eat a banana, I'll eat the whole thing. Even though we're both right-handed, he pulls the wax paper with his right hand, holding it with his left, while I do the opposite. …
One of Satan’s Finest
"Passout," "Blackout," "Space Monkey," "Space Cowboy," "Knockout," "Gasp," "Rising Sun." These are all alternative names for the choking game, which is no game. Kevin Tork, a 15 year student from a loving, intact family, died a month ago from self-strangulation. Not a suicide, it was an attempt to feel good that went fatally bad. Dr. …