Heart Hope by Olga

What are your favorite TV shows? Are there ones that you must watch each week?  I am not a huge television watcher, so some of you may find the following confession quite odd. I watch Judge Judy—okay, I said it. She can be quite offensive with the badgering of the litigants and the loud accusations and harsh words, but there are certain things that I do enjoy about the show. It is difficult for me to understand why people cannot get along. Now I know that there are certain situations where lawsuits are necessary, but I have a hard time comprehending how mothers can sue daughters and grandchildren can sue grandparents or how about best friends being so upset over such little things that they must take it to court. Most of the cases are over money or possessions, but shouldn't  people and relationships be considered more important than “things”? Also what ever happened to forgiveness and working things out through compromise? I have noticed a pattern on Judge Judy. Many are d...

While waiting at the airport for my flight the TV was showing the news for the day. It included these things: Randy Quaid goes to Canada to escape the consequences of his law-breaking in the US Clarence Thomas has a pornography addiction Charlie Sheen’s mayhem  of drunken rage or reaction to medication Woman kills five babies and hides them in a closet Trial for ringleader who shot and killed parents of thirteen Listening to the news about people who are rich and powerful or even the previously unknown “nobodies” made me wonder what is wrong with our country. It seems that everyone is going crazy or maybe it is just that people are fulfilling what the Bible says will happen. Romans 1:28-31 says: Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and...