A five-minute montage of snow-related mishaps was the central piece to one episode of a TV show Home videos of people skiing off rooftops crashing into objects while tubing and slipping on ice brought laughter and applause from the studio audience and people watching at home The laughter seemed to be loudest when it appeared that the people who wiped out deserved it because of their own foolish behavior Funny home videos aren rsquo t a bad thing but they can reveal something about ourselves we can be prone to laugh or take advantage of the hardships of others One [... more]

I am one of millions of people worldwide who suffer from SAD seasonal affective disorder a type of depression common in places with limited sunlight due to short winter days When I begin to fear winter rsquo s frozen curse will never end I rsquo m eager for any evidence that longer days and warmer temperatures are coming The first signs of spring mdash flowers successfully braving their way through the lingering snow mdash also powerfully remind me of the way God rsquo s hope can break through even our darkest seasons The prophet Micah confessed this even while enduring [... more]