When our children were growing up we practiced what the bible calls child training–that means we disciplined our children. Proverbs 13:24a says, He that spareth his rod hateth his son… Notice the bible uses the word “hate” not “spoils” as its commonly quoted. We didn’t abuse them, but we did spank them. I know that’s…

I remember when cereal boxes contained this message: Contents sold by weight not by volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred during shipping. This phrase stayed with me through the years. I’ve watched (as you probably have) the amount of product get smaller and smaller while the product packaging (and the price) remains the…