Nº 414  The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. - Billy Graham   The unemployment rate impacts our economy. This rate essentially measures how many people are out of work but wish they had a job. In general, having more people employed improves the economy. Besides those seeking employment, there are always some who are classified as ‘out of the workforce.’ These people are unemployed but not seeking work. There are legitimate reasons; some of us are...

Nº 413   May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. - Peter Marshall   This week the United States celebrates its 250th birthday. Bands will play, speeches will be delivered, parades will amble through the streets, and fireworks will light the night sky. It will be a grand party! Much of the fanfare will focus on the freedom we enjoy as citizens of the United States. Two thousand years ago, Peter reflected on the issue of freedom...

Nº 412   If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. - William Law   I am rereading Prince Caspian, the second of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicle of Narnia series. Besides being a delightful story, the tale explores some deep and significant spiritual truths. At one point Lucy, the youngest of the four siblings, sees Aslan, the great lion and Christ figure in the story. He beckons her to follow him. She wakes her brothers, sister,...