What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Some famous quotes: Henry Jacobsen Praise God even when you don’t understand what He is doing. A. Johnston Ross If I have enjoyed the hospitality of the Host of this universe, Who daily spreads a table in my sight, surely I cannot do less than acknowledge my dependence. Anne…
A Father’s Sacrifice
In 2003 Robert Matthews called a radio station and told them this: “[Two years ago] my wife and I found out we were going to have our first child. She planned a trip out to California to visit her sister. On our way to the airport, we prayed that God would grant my wife a safe…
Happy Mother’s Day May 13!
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. John 16:21 “A mother understands what a child does not say.” — Jewish Proverb “Motherhood: all love begins and…
A Fool for Christ’s Sake
In the early 1800s as Henry Ward Beecher stepped up to the podium of Plymouth Church to preach, he found a letter awaiting him. He opened it and found it contained only one word: “Fool.” With becoming seriousness, he announced to the church the contents of the letter. Then he said, “I have known many…
Experience the RE in Resurrection
I love words beginning with RE. The ones you find on magazine covers that motivate you to change your house, furniture, looks, relationships, or health. Just reading the words re-energizes me! Rejuvenate Repurpose Renovate Restore Refurbish Renew Remodel Rediscover Reorganize Revitalize The dictionary defines the prefix RE as again, anew, backward. But that seems inadequate….
It’s True, We Do Judge a Book By the Cover
It’s true, you know. We do judge a book by the cover. As we peruse the shelves at the library or Barnes & Noble, our eyes tend to skip over the bland, boring book jackets. The bright, fun, or interesting ones grab our attention and without even thinking about it, our hand reaches to out…
Encouragement
[For most of my life I’ve had two fascinations: Bible study and movies. For a long time I considered them two sides of my personality, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—the spiritual side and the secular side. But then I watched in amazement as the two merged. In a women’s Bible class, I decided to…
“Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Were you taught that as a child? I know I was. The well-meaning adult who taught it to me was sincere in trying to help me see that words can’t physically bring pain. She was wrong about the pain that words can inflict….
How do you deal with mean girls? If you watch popular television shows today, you would think the correct answer would be get her before she gets you, be meaner than them, be smarter, quicker, more powerful or have more money. A quick wit and fierce tongue may seem to be a fix but may…
I posted a question on social media asking for help writing this article on Mean Girls and, within an hour, I had over 35 comments not to mention the likes that came as a part of each comment. Mean girls have existed since man’s time on earth began because sin entered the world. Along with…
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