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Morning’s Glory: The Story of This Painting
The story of the painting, Morning’s Glory, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: Flowers are a symbol of hope, beauty, joy, happiness, good wishes, and cheer. We give them to one another on birthdays and anniversaries as an … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, flowers, life, painting, Steve Henderson
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Forgiveness Is Difficult
Forgiveness. We all know we’re supposed to do it, we feel bad when we don’t, and sometimes it’s easier to just not think about it. But forgiveness is such a crucial element to Christianity — because it’s a major factor … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, five, forgiveness, God, love
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I Really Did Learn Something in Algebra Class
Like many others who struggled through algebra and its highbrow cousins in school and wondered how they would ever be useful in my life, I have successfully lived that life without advanced mathematics. Not that it was totally useless — aside from being a mind-stretching exercise … Continue reading
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Tagged algebra, art, Christianity, commonsense, information, Steve Henderson
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Tired of Worrying — about Everything?
The story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-41 is a familiar one to many, especially women. The other day, I even ran across the term, “Martha Syndrome,” which I’m sure I have, because of a pronounced tendency (according to every … Continue reading
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Tagged anxious, Christianity, Jesus, Martha, Steve Henderson, The story of Mary and Martha, trouble, worry
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When Life Hurts, and We Feel Alone
Life is hard, and it frequently hurts — whether or not we are Christians. (We eclipse that fact, you know — many Christians act as if, because they know the story of Jesus and read about Him in the Bible, … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, Christian, Jesus, life, pain, problems, Steve Henderson
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When We Believe Everything We’re Told, We’re Turkeys to Be Plucked
Recently, at an online social media site, I saw a photo of a man, gruesomely disfigured, with the statement: “Stop! Don’t just ignore this! Pray for this man, and Share (1 Share equals 100 prayers).” Various people had written prayers underneath … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, geese, manipulation, online social media, politics, religious, turkey
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I Want to Be a Kind Christian, Not a Nasty One
I saw an old photo the other day of a man I never knew. What leapt out from the faded ink and crumpled paper was kindness, a sense of humor, and generosity of spirit. He looked like someone I would … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Blossom, Christian, Framed Canvas Art, Jesus, Steve Henderson, swear
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It’s Work — Trusting God
For many years of my young middle adulthood, life was smooth. Not perfect, obviously — when you raise a family of six on one ridiculously modest income, there’s always the stress of making the mandated property tax, insurance payments, and assorted … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, faith, God, goodness, life, Steve Henderson
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Dumbed Down Bible Studies — Give ‘Em a Pass
Flattery is a remarkable weapon. Though I’m not a Bible Study Group girl, someone almost caught me years ago by commenting, “You’re smart.” Got my attention, that did. “I think you’d do great in our Bible Study for Intelligent People … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible study, Christianity, nostalgia, phonograph, smart, Steve Henderson, study
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Christians: Stop Being So Obedient
Just how obedient are Christians expected to be — and who expects them to be this way? In recent posts, I’ve been discussing Christian submission toward leadership (Must We Obey Church Authorities? and Is It So Bad to Be a Lone … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, Christianity, church, government, leadership, obedience, Steve Henderson
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