And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. Luke 19:2 ESV In 1977, Randy Newman recorded a song titled, Short People. It was a playful ditty intended to rebuke people who were short tempered, short of vision, and small of heart. Whatever his original intent, Newman utterly failed in this regard. Instead, he appears to poke fun at those who are vertically challenged. He sings about tiny little noses and tiny little eyes. He croons of those who wear platform shoes on their nas

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot… Judges 11:1 KJV Within the world of psychology there is an age-old debate regarding the place that nature plays in our development as human beings versus the impact that proper nurturing has in the crucial stages in our lives. In other words, are we the product of our heredity or does our early childhood experiences and circumstances throughout life dictate our journey? Unfortunately, it is