Unity - The apostle Paul placed great importance on unity within the family of God. To the believers at the church in Ephesus he wrote, "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." (Ephesians 4:3) Note that phrase, "Make every effort." Unity was to be taken seriously and guarded vigilantly. - read more...

The Perfect Dress - Jennifer's wedding day was fast approaching. Nothing could dampen her excitement -- not even her parents' nasty divorce. Her mother had found the perfect dress to wear to the wedding and would be the best dressed mother-of-the-bride ever! - read more...

Max Out Your Cosmic Credit Card - Have you ever wondered why some have so much and others have so little? Not everyone knows they have a Cosmic Credit Card that entitles them to free access and use of the playground complete with endless mall. It is time to bust the myth and get started charging up your Cosmic Credit. - read more...

Shirley Temple Stories - When the Twentieth Century Pictures company had their expensive merger with the Fox Film Corporation in 1935 to form Twentieth Century Fox, studio head Daryl Zanuck was depending on two contract stars to pull the new company through its money troubles. Tragedy struck the same year when Will Rogers died in a plane crash in Alaska. Zanuck rested his financial burden on the shoulders of six year old Shirley Temple (she was actually seven but wouldn't find that out till she was twelve). - read more...

The Pickle Jar - The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. - read more...

How to Tame Wild Kittens - Over the past several years, the wild mother cat who has taken up residence in our barn in rural Wisconsin has given me many opportunities to figure out how to tame wild kittens. The mother cat always hides her kittens very well, and then, when they are big enough to leave the nest and are big enough to eat kitty food, she brings them out and expects me to feed them. - read more...

Homemade Garden Insecticides - After a long, cold winter, no one gets more excited about Spring than a gardener. No one, that is, except the insects that are waiting to dine on our gardens. - read more...

Heat & Cold Therapy for Arthritis - Which is Best? - May is National Arthritis Month and with the return of warm, spring weather many people with arthritis are beginning or resuming regular exercise programs. Sometimes with too much exercise, disease progression, or increased activity, arthritis pain can intensify. - read more...

Automating Your Internet Business - Part I - If you have a Web site, you understand the sheer hard work it takes to build the site and then to maintain and update it. It is such hard work that most sites get built and then never get a facelift. This is the wrong way to go about maintaining your presence on the Web. But, it is the way most Web-preneurs go about putting up their site. - read more...

Branding Your Business - Part II - In Branding Your Business Part I, we began discussing how to most effectively brand your company. In Part II, we will continue by adding more crucial areas where you should implement your new brand. Considering its pervasive nature and obvious importance, let's start with content development and copy writing. - read more...

Solving America's Drug Problem - The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, "Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?" - read more...

There will be a juice class and tasting the first Monday of every month at A Phiner Bistro in Avon, Ohio from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. - more info...

Phiner Dike is an incredible woman of many talents. She is a model, author, dancer, motivational speaker, and an actress who has appeared in three movies. - more info...

1995 GMAC Topkick with Dump Bed - more info...