Journey of a Strong-Willed Child

Are you "blessed" with a strong-willed child? Are you amazed that anyone could use the words "blessed" and "strong-willed" in the same sentence? If the answer to both of those questions is yes, I completely und...

2009 Could Be the Year to Plan Your Family

Compared to getting in shape, getting out of debt or other similar resolutions, one of the biggest goals a married couple can set in a new year is starting their family. Even though current financial challenges...

Lowering the Legal Limit

Last fall, a group of over 100 college presidents - including the heads of Dartmouth, Virginia Tech and Duke - signed a declaration stating that the 21-year-old drinking age is not working, and fireworks went o...

Advertisers Cutting Celebrity Ties

A sputtering economy and a spate of superstar scandals are making companies more cautious about having famous faces attached to their products — and about whether they enlist celebrities at all, some mar...

‘Slumdog’ Best in Show

Slumdog Millionaire is the Academy Awards champion, wrapping up its ghetto-to-glory story by winning best picture and seven other Oscars, including the directing honor for Danny Boyle.A story of hope amid squal...

Facebook Fasting for Lent

They're a little too old to give up potato chips, Guitar Hero or Red Bull for Lent. But as Christian parents ponder an appropriate sacrifice, they find themselves mulling a choice they'd have once seen as prepo...