"Is this rapidly shifting stock market opportunity or folly?" by: John Sample

Last week was great for your retirement account.     It was the best week since November 2020.     I am of the vintage that requires me to take a withdrawal from my IRA.     I will do that this week as last week’s run up in the stock market made up for my procrastination.

PSA: HSA: A healthy way to save for retirement

Many expenses in life are unpredictable.     But you know you’ll always have to pay for medical bills and retirement.     And you can help meet these costs with a Health Savings Account, or HSA.     If you have a high-deductible health plan, you may be eligible to contribute to an HSA.

"We do great things not to be blessed, but because God has already blessed us" by: Caleb Gibson

Do I have to forgive to be forgiven? What does the Bible say about forgiveness?       One prayer that is widely known is the Lord’s Prayer.      We are going to read the second half it, “Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

"Reel Reviews: ‘Turning Red’ features family-friendly fun geared for young teens" by: Jessica Shepard

‘Turning Red’ surprised me with its storyline and I’m happy to say that happened.     On the surface, it’s just a coming-of-age story for a young teen in early 2000s Toronto, Canada.     And honestly, it shouldn’t be so relatable or remind me of incidents in my teen years either!

"Houston hospital stay ends with March Madness" by: Mike Reddell

I returned home Saturday from a three-day ordeal at a Houston hospital.     I’m fine – an endoscopy found an ulcer and cauterized it, ending a bewildering array of conditions that beset me.     The ulcer bled me to the point it dropped my hemoglobin.

"Daylight Saving Time should be left in the dust" by: Jessica Shepard

Daylight saving time is the biggest overrated pain in existence.     I thought it was dumb when I was growing up and my opinion hasn’t changed much.

"Spring may be in the air but it is far from sunny" by: John Sample

Another week down and I mean that literally.     The various indexes and averages have moved down for over a month.     We keep touching levels that indicate a correction and move below support levels.     So far we have been able to bounce off these low levels.

PSA: Use your financial strategy like GPS

The GPS in your smartphone can help get you where you want to go.     And a financial strategy can do the same thing – by directing you toward your important long-term goals.

"If you believe in Jesus you have the Holy Spirit" by: Caleb Gibson

Daniel Amen, in his book about how to supercharge your brain, once said, “The brain uses its approximately 86 billion neurons, which fire 18 trillion times a second, to perceive and analyze incoming data; decide what, if anything, to do about it; and then execute your responses.”

"Reel Reviews: ‘The Adam Project’ shows sci-fi films still have heart" by: Jessica Shepard

Look, I’m not one to expect heartfelt cinematic mushy moments on Netflix – but, this film has surprised me with more than enough of those.     ‘The Adam Project’ was touted mostly as a time-travel science fiction film with Ryan Reynolds’ trash-talking mouth.