I shut down my Facebook account more than once because I was tired of wading through the endless ads and political nonsense. Then I discovered FB Purity.

Is a dictionary meant to be an objective arbiter of the meaning of words? Or is a dictionary meant to subjectively list the ways in which words are used among the speakers of a particular language at a particular time?

I decided to launch Forward From 50 to help men and women over the age of 50 to enjoy purposeful lives by pursuing things they are passionate about. It’s something I struggled with for years and realized millions of other seasoned citizens do, too.

Using the wrong personal pronoun during baptism apparently affects the salvation and eternal destination of thousands of people, according to the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. That’s nonsense. Faith in Jesus is all that matters.

“I saw you, but you didn’t see me or hear me,” Patty said, still staring at him unrelentingly. Steve must have looked puzzled. “Don’t give me that look. I saw you,” she said, slowly enunciating each word.

The world is extremely dark these days. I can only imagine how a glimmer of hope and appreciation will really stand out in people’s lives. It’s a feeling they are likely to cherish themselves and pass it on to others.

Every Independence Day, I take time to read the Declaration of Independence as written by our founding fathers. It reminds me not only why our nation sought independence, but why we need to preserve it.

A Facebook friend of mine died this week. If you knew today would be the last day of your life, what would you be doing to establish or preserve your legacy?