I did something totally out of the ordinary yesterday - I went to an actual theater to see an actual movie. To be exact, my awesome wife planned a special lunch date for me yesterday followed by a matinee. She took me to see Captain America.

Hermeneutics is the study of proper Bible interpretation. Fancy word, simple definition.

"You have heard it said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 5:43-45).

California's Governor has just swept away any semblance of parental authority left in that state.

Today I read of two court rulings - one in CA and one in TX - both of which continued the governmental assault on parental rights.

On the day when I am supposed to be the one blessing my wife and children (and I really did try to), I found myself the recipient of an unspeakable blessing.

Several months ago, our local newspaper (www.jdnews.com) ran an article about the community of North Topsail Beach. Apparently, at some point last year, prayer to open the town meetings was canceled. But, a few alderman began to reconsider this PC decision. So far, so good . . . until you see what they actually adopted.

The segment on NBC's Today show this morning had me flabbergasted. Watch it here:

Today I celebrate the goodness of God in granting me 16 years of marriage with Michele. What an amazing gift of His love she has been to me through thick and thin.

Tonight's episode of ABC's "What Would You Do?" was eye opening and distrubing. You should be able to view it here: