A filter separates what you want to discard and what you want to use. Think water and coffee grounds. A water filter removes impurities to cleanse water for drinking, irrigation, swimming, bathing, or cooking. An oil filter removes contaminants that may affect an engine or machinery. A software filter screens incoming data to protect your…
Sending gifts and greetings is a long-held Christmas tradition. In the U.S. alone, the Postal Service delivers more than 16 billion pieces of mail in between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your Gifts, Your Choice You may choose to send gifts via mail. Delivering packages in person may be impractical or even impossible, but sending allows you…
Second in a two-part series about choosing an attitude of gratitude. In at least 162 places in the Bible, God references His desire for us to show gratitude. There are commands (“give thanks” and “offer thanksgiving”) along with actual demonstrations that model how and why to offer gratitude (“thanks be to God who has given…
In India, tap water is unreliable even though it is purified. Local entrepreneurs recycle used water bottles, fill them with tap water, and reseal them with a hot nail or piece of metal so the bottles appear to have been processed in the factory. These water bottle knocks-offs are considerably less expensive than factory-processed bottled…