Jacob is a biblical icon, the grandson of the earliest foundation stone of three religions, and a patriarch of the Christian faith in his own right. God placed so much value on Jacob that he renamed ...
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It is a parent’s duty to raise up a child in the way that he should go, so that he will not depart from it. However, it is a grandparent’s right to spoil the child and send the tyke home to Mom ...
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America landed its first man on the moon in 1969 with the famous phrase, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for ...
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The lengthening days of spring are a sure sign that summer is on the way. Kids crowd the streets on their bicycles, boats come out of garages, and hedges are clipped to a tee.
Our brains crave ...
In April of 2013, a devastating storm hit the East Coast of the United States, bringing huge trees crashing to the ground. Mighty oaks that had stood for generations lay stilled, their limbs ...
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The fresh smell of newly turned earth is a sign that spring has come. The fields are plowed, and newly planted grain awaits the rains. Life is ready to spring from the barren soils of ...
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Spring is a time when new life bursts from the ground. Trees that have been mere sticks blaze forth with green, and barren brown earth transforms into a carpet that shimmers with flowers.
How like ...
Picture a department store. How easy is it to recognize the appropriate clothing department for our age bracket? Quite easy for most of ...
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Paul of New Testament fame was a family man.
Oh, be assured, he wasn’t married. Nor did he have children, but there was a family. Thank God there was a family.
The Jews of Paul’s day vilified ...
If we want to become a teacher, we must submit to sixteen years of schooling. A doctor? Add another four to that, and then tack on an additional two years of residency.
To become a parent, how many ...
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There are few things more important on a package of food than the expiration date.
Sure, some things can be used well beyond the expiration date, but other things expire like clockwork. Prepackaged ...
Sometimes we get love wrong. We only see the emotion, and it’s more than that. The most enduring love is an action, something we do that shows someone we care.
Love makes life better for ...