I love preaching. I hate preaching. The best description is Jeremiah's: it is like fire in the bones. It is holy work and dreadful work. It exhausts and it exhilarates, kindles and consumes. On ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Directed by Brett Ratner, the documentary shows a woman deeply concerned with her appearance who rarely lets us behind her facade. By Manohla Dargis A teenage girl gets stuck on an island with a rogue ...

Ah, the adverb train station. If you want to find out about adverbs, there is no better place. An adverb tells you how something happens. Here is a train moving "quickly" on the track. “Quickly” is an ...

A pronoun takes the place of a noun close nounA noun is the name of a thing, such as an object, a place, or a person. in a sentence. Pronouns are short words like 'it', 'she', 'he', 'you', 'we', 'they ...

A sermon's "cardiovascular system" or "bloodstream" is its emotive flow. Every counselor knows that what we feel is often more important than what we think, and in consequence the emotive ...

Dementia affects memory, thinking, behavior, or emotions, interfering with daily life. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, making up 60% to 80% of cases. Other types of dementia ...

Obesity is a chronic disease diagnosed when a person's BMI is 30 or higher. Obesity increases the risk of health issues like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. BMI is a common ...