God is good to us. He blesses us with life and gifts we often take for granted. My third grandchild, Savanna Roe, finishes high school this year, and the first Sunday of May we traveled to Nashville, Tenn., to attend worship at the Harpeth Hills church. Seniors were recognized at morning worship. The preacher reminded the seniors of all the ways they were blessed and encouraged them to realize that they are expected to bless others.

Children who are blessed with loving families, rich experience in Bible classes, strong youth groups, good health and great minds will help change the world. read more

I wish someone would make it harder to forward e-mail. Maybe the option could be buried under some submenu on our mail programs.

Or how about this: When you click “forward,” a confirmation window pops up: “I hereby certify that I at least made some sort of token effort to check the accuracy of the information I’m sending.”

I doubt that would do much to stem the tide of forwarded messages that clog my inbox — especially during an election year. read more