Salt is used in nearly every American recipe. It adds flavor, preserves food and enhances how food tastes. When it comes to the popular scripture in the Gospel of Matthew (5:13), we often focus on our role as Christians being about making God look good, preserving Him and increasing others interest in Him. We’re supposed to “spice” God up and make Him more “flavorful” so other people find Him appealing.
Our culture values independence and doing things our own way. But, we need relationships in our lives to carry us through the ups and downs.
Whether a bashful new student or social-butterfly, you want your daily experiences in class to be an enjoyable one. It can be an intimidating task to know everyone and encourage all to enjoy class time
It’s hard to admit the goodness in another person when we’re used to putting everyone down. But we can encourage others by giving compliments.
Ups and downs in life are pretty common. You may know how you want people to support you if you’re going through a difficult time, but sometimes it’s hard to know how to help a friend or loved one when you’re not the one hurting. For those moments, when you’re at a loss for words or actions, try some of these things to help bring support and care to your hurting friend:
It won’t be long until Taylor Spreitler is a household name. This young Days of Our Lives actress recently picked up the gig to play Lennox in the ABC Family hit series Melissa and Joey. Spreitler also debuted in a few small movies including this holiday season’s DVD 3 Day Test. In the movie, Taylor plays Lu, whose father senses the strain of his family becoming disconnected due to electronics, media and those seemingly innocent comforts that we tend to take for granted. So, he surprises the family with a challenge to live three days without power, heat, running water and contact with the outside world.
