Everyone knows that trials are a part of life; no one is exempt from hardships, headaches, and heartbreaks.  The Bible tells us to “count it all joy” when we face such calamity; but anyone going through something would admit that counting it all joy is easier said than done.

God allows adversity to come into our lives for specific reasons; as we search out those reasons it is easy to ask God WHY?  But have you ever tried asking Him WHAT, HOW, and WHO?

1. What Can I Learn from This Trial?

The tragedy of a trial is not actually …

Like any other form of media, social outlets can be used for good or evil.  Too often we see the evil: the disgruntled comments aimed at anonymous (but everyone knows who the target is) individuals, the vulgarity and crude jokes, the ridiculous pictures, the annoying games, the time-consuming, time-wasting minutiae of everyday life (c’mon, I don’t need to know when you are in the bathroom, or see you standing in front of a mirror taking a picture of yourself).

So why do we keep coming back to it?  Why do we need to check our status every 3.5 minutes?  What …