Does it matter who we are seen with? How important is it to protect our image?
In Mark Chapter 2 Matthew had called together the local crowd for a celebration. He was giving up the tax-collecting ...
We all have a comfort zone. A quirky reality show about a family that makes duck calls recently showed two husbands taking their wives hunting. After a tortuous beginning, the men abandoned their ...
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From the Bird Flu to SARS, to Mad Cow Disease and carcinogens leaking from our plastic water bottles, the fear of devastating illness is something we can never get away ...
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A bride’s wedding day is supposed to be the best day of her life. She is decked out in finery, worshipped by those around her, and the world is her ...
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In March 2013, the ground underneath a family’s home on Whidbey Island, Washington, turned loose, dropping the house 200 feet down the hillside toward the shore. Another 30 houses were considered ...
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To visit a rose garden is a wonder. The aromas are heady, and the blooms are magnificent. However, underneath the beauty is the thorn. Hold one tightly, and it will bring blood to our ...
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In 2012, a man in Illinois won $1 million in the lottery. The story goes that he was so excited he leaped 2 feet in the air and tipped the store clerk ...
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To stumble is to be humble. It gives us empathy with those around us.
However, what about those times when we can’t rise again? The perils of this life have knocked our legs out from under us, and ...
When the days of spring linger, and the first buds have brought forth flowering bouquets, the world feels alive and new. All is green and LUSH, and anything seems possible.
We want these days to ...
The Australian Bearded Dragon is a desert dwelling reptile that needs the sun. Without it, he will die.
We can keep him warm, feed him the correct food, even change the litter in his cage on a ...
For the non-Jews among us, Pentecost might best be compared to the American tradition of Thanksgiving. Observed seven weeks after the beginning of Passover, it is a culinary festival to celebrate the ...
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We have a generous god. However, he is more than just a wishing well for us to cast our coins into, hoping that out will come all the desires of our hearts.
There are times he does not want us to ...