After years of hearing close friends and good neighbors rave about it, my family recently booked a service trip to work (and sometimes play) at a Mexican orphanage over the holidays. I was initially reluctant to do so, having read the controversy surrounding “voluntourism” — the global ...

Parental alienation has become the nuclear weapon of custody battles. Accuse your ex of alienating your children, and you might win full custody. Get caught actually alienating, and you could lose your children entirely. As parents prepare for January court filings, understanding what judges ...

It has been said that if you “torture numbers, they will confess to anything.” Today, we have a few confessions to make. Nothing earth-shattering, despite what many of us may have been quietly hoping for. If you were anticipating a full-blown identity crisis in the market, i.e. a moment ...

I was listening to Glenn Beck on Thursday morning and he was talking about growth and comfort. He said that growth is our natural state and we were born to grow, while comfort is a desire. Immediately, I put his words in the context of the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

If you haven’t shopped for a TV in a few years, today’s models may surprise you. New sets built on mini-LED, Micro RGB and OLED technology are far brighter than older HDTVs and show more detail in both the darkest and brightest parts of the image. That added brightness and contrast makes ...

The week before Christmas for us is often a blur of errands, end-of-year work and last-minute gift runs — but this year, we had an unexpected companion: the 2025 Toyota 4Runner Hybrid 4WD, dressed in its rugged Trailhunter trim and finished in a deep, earthy Everest that seemed ready for ...