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When Christian Leaders Say, “Jump!” Do We Leap?
“If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.” James 1:5 For many years, my literary junk food was celebrity people magazines. Once every two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in celebrities, Christian, Culture, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged celebrity, Christian, leader, ordinary people
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Blogging Pays — Even When You Don’t Make Money At It
“The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good . . . for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45) If you blog, for any reason, you’ve no … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, simple living, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged alternative, blogging, Christian, make a difference, money, ordinary people, real
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Why You Don’t — And Won’t — Fit In
“They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.” John 17:16 If you did not fit into the group at high school, you won’t fit into our contemporary corporate-based society. That’s the bad news … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, school
Tagged acceptance, Christianity, church, corporate, Franklin Graham, group, Jesus, school
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When Being Frugal Becomes Non-Christian
“A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.” Luke 6:38 The last few weeks, I have been itinerantly cleaning the home … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, money, Relationships, religion, simple living, Uncategorized
Tagged cheap, Christian, frugal, God, money, resources, steward
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Defining Success
“If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” (Luke 19:42) When I was in college, I endured an extremely unhappy and bitter professor who, as … Continue reading
None of Our Children Attended Harvard
“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition.” Colossians 2:8 We successfully homeschooled four kids. They’re all decent adults, capable of thinking for themselves, independently minded, cognizant that nothing in … Continue reading
Posted in children, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Education, Faith, Family, home, homeschooling, Lifestyle, Parenting, simple living
Tagged children, Christian, Harvard, homeschool, simple life, success
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What Richard Dawkins Teaches Us about God
Many Christians get angry at prominent atheist Richard Dawkins because he speaks out so forcibly against Christianity, God, and the Bible. It’s silly, really, to get angry at such an angry man, one whose bias against God is so strong, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, decor, devotional, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, Personal, religion, self-improvement, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged atheist, Christianity, God, Richard Dawkins, trust
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“Why Do You Keep Doing Things That Hurt You?”
It’s amazing how often we don’t listen to our friends and family who have some fairly intelligent things to say. (The inverse of this is that we pay undue attention to others who frequently don’t care about us at all or … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, church, Culture, Daily Life, decor, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Family, fine art, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, religion, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged abuse, Christianity, church, fellowship, God
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Just How Equal Are We in Our Society?
I live in a theoretically egalitarian society. I say theoretically because, although the Declaration of Independence which we, in my country, purport to honor, accept, and abide by (along with the Constitution of the United States) avers that “all men are … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Business, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Family, fine art, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, money, painting, Relationships, religion, simple living, spirituality, Work
Tagged Christian, equal, God, job, work
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