I’m so happy to see the New Year begin. It’s always been a rather spiritual time for me, symbolizing at a very deep level the passing away of old things and the birth of renewed possibilities. It’s kind of like the “do-over” of childhood – former occurrences are replaced by new opportunities to explore fresh […]
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I didn’t write this, and wish I could credit the original author. It is quite good, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations – extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even
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Ahhh…the holidays. Never was there a more magical time as a child than those eight glorious weeks comprising November and December. I remember fondly the over-abundant dinner at Thanksgiving and the curious anticipation of presents under the tinseled tree at Christmas (now well over four decades past) that were in stark contrast to the meager
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Not mine, but too good not to share. Wish I could credit the original author. A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, suddenly stopped coming to church. After a few weeks, the Pastor decided to visit. The Pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire.
So many times we hear about those who are concerned with the “Big Issues”, such as poverty, war, global warming, recession, education, and the list goes on. But can you really make a change in the big issues? I think that the answer is unfortunately “no”. These things are too large for the individual to
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We don’t have an assurance from God that we’ll win every battle. After all, even Christ Jesus hung on the cross and died there. One could argue that the “cross” won the battle on that one. But there is so much more to the story. God could have never shown His glory and ultimate authority
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36449471/ This is quite disturbing on many levels. Although there is a degree of truth to the beliefs of this congregation that God is not pleased with some of the actions of America, they are (hopefully) unknowingly being used as a pawn by the very demonic enemy they would seek to destroy. These unholy actions
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So what’s up for the New Year? I hope you’re not one of those folks who start making resolutions they’ll never be able to keep. (If you can, great for you – most of us, however, just don’t do so well…) Resolutions to accomplish more, eat less, be healthier, save money, and maximize your earnings
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You turn on the TV or radio, or pick up a newspaper or magazine, and you would think that Thanksgiving would be an inappropriate holiday this year with economic turmoil, global unrest, and pandemic outbreaks of the swine flu. But those, as important as they are to the news media, are just temporary side issues
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This one’s not my original work, but it’s too good not to share. I did a bit of re-writing, but if anyone knows the original author, please let me know. I’d love to be able to give proper credit for this wonderful parable. The mouse peeked through a crack in the wall to see the
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