Sandy Ische

Has today’s age of social media made it easier to compare ourselves to others as we see posts of people at their best? The Lord says, “Each of you must examine your own actions. Then you can be proud of your own accomplishments without comparing yourself to others. Assume your own responsibility.” Galatians 6:4-5 In 1954, psychologist Leon Festinger hypothesized on how people form opinions about themselves. Festinger was the first to use the term Social Comparison which the

It was early Saturday morning and I was in the kitchen washing the breakfast dishes when my 2-year old son, Jonathan, came running into the kitchen. “Mommy, Mommy.” I said, “Just a minute sweetie, I am almost done washing the dishes.” He left and came back just a few moments later. “But Mommy, there is a man at the door.” My heart skipped a beat as I heard his words trail off. I was immediately taken aback and turned off the water from the kitchen sink faucet. Our son had