Daily Scripture Who is rich? The one who is happy with his portion. Pirkei Avot 4:1 Financial security is a lot like weight loss, it’s all about portion control. We learn from the Ethics of the Fathers, (Pirkei Avot) we cannot define rich without measuring contentment. A miserable person with a prosperous balance sheet is…

“I don’t know how she does it.” Lillianne is not talking about the best-selling book turned movie with Jessica Sarah Parker as a super-working mom. She’s talking about her sister Serena. With a touch of sibling rivalry and a touch of pride, Lillianne says, “She is always so friggen happy— it’s annoying that’s what it…

Best Religious Music In a brilliant stroke of music match-ups, Mary Blige sings Led Zepplin’s classic, “Stairway to Heaven.” This is not your typical religious music proclaiming the virtues of heaven. This is a rock and roll song with lyrics that hold different meanings depending on how you look at them. Materialism, wonder, and direction…

Daily Joke The child was a typical four-year-old girl – cute, inquisitive, bright as a new penny. When she expressed difficulty in grasping the concept of marriage, her father decided to pull out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help. One page after another, he pointed out the bride arriving at the church,…

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