“Truly God works in mysterious ways. The wheels of His mercy and justice move quietly, but they do move.” Billy Graham Built into the human spirit is a quest for justice. Many have given their lives to the service of justice, but the path to that end is long ...
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Lord, Change Me First!
I thought my problem was everybody else! If my spouse just would do what I wanted and when I wanted him to, then I would not get so irritated. If the car in front of me would just go faster then I would not be late for my appointment. If ...
Read More »Cherish Your Family
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, ...
Read More »Tearing Down Walls Through The Love of God
Walls. We are hearing a lot about them. Some politicians want to build a wall across America’s southern border. There is the Great Wall of China, and the wall that existed when Germany was a politically divided nation. There are racial walls, and emotional walls of bitterness between people. Walls ...
Read More »God Takes Our Prayers Seriously
Let us make no mistake about it. God takes our prayers to heart and He takes them very seriously. He has made His throne of grace and His presence available to us through prayer. He tells us in Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell ...
Read More »Satisfied to be Obscure?
He emigrated with his family from the country of Germany. The boat they sailed across the Atlantic was described as a sail boat, which no doubt made for a perilous voyage even for an adventurous young boy. His father believed in education, and saw to it that his growing family ...
Read More »What to Expect In Your First Year of Recovery
Getting help for any addiction is no easy task, and the first year of recovery can be challenging to say the least. Knowing what to expect the first year of recovery can help alleviate some of the stress that can accompany the vast changes and the unknowns. Recovery progress will ...
Read More »Do You Have a “Whatever” Attitude?
Whatever! Doesn’t that word just infuriate you? It does me because it’s typically used alongside an I-don’t-care attitude and/or the rolling of the eyes. What do you want for dinner? Whatever. What would you like to do? Whatever. I think this would be a good idea. Whatever. No, I really ...
Read More »Andy Mackie: Defying Death And Sharing The Gift of Music
By all rights, Scottish born Andy Mackie should have technically and medically died a long time ago; but instead he used his last years to “pay it forward” to a multitude of school kids. He gave his reason for the extended life opportunities as being tied to giving away the ...
Read More »“The Mapmaker’s Children” Entertainment and Modern Relevance In History
“Six degrees of separation is the theory that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world … “ www.wikipedia.com. Perhaps this is true in a wider sense than we ever imagined. Perhaps we are more connected and our ...
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