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Did That Christian Just Call Your Child a DOG?
Those of you who have lived with, or through, a fifteen-year-old girl know that adolescents of this age generally fight self-esteem issues. Call it hormones, peer pressure, society, or fat days, 15-year-old girls need a lot of love and reassurance … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Art, blogging, children, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Faith, Family, fine art, home, homeschooling, Life, Lifestyle, painting, Parenting, religion, spirituality
Tagged BeliefNet, Christian, church, dog, Gary Smalley, mission trip
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We’re Not Rich, but We OWN Our House
Sixteen years ago, my husband the Norwegian Artist and I had an improbable dream: we wanted to find a place in the country and raise our kids there. I say improbable because 1) we had four kids and 2) we … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Faith, Family, finances, fine art, frugal living, home, homeschooling, Life, Lifestyle, money, religion, saving money, simple living, success
Tagged Christianity, dream, live in the country, money, rich
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Backsliding
Too many of us are acquainted with the word, “backsliding,” which, in its purest form, means to lose one’s resolve to follow a chosen path. A recovering alcoholic who re-enters the bar circuit is an example — surrounding oneself by temptation, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Daily Life, devotional, Faith, Family, fine art, home, Life, Lifestyle, painting, religion, spirituality
Tagged backsliding, Christianity, faith, God, Steve Henderson
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You’re Not Too Dumb to Read the Bible Yourself
How much education does the average Christian need in order to be qualified to study the Bible? Within conventional, establishment Christianity — the kind overwhelmingly and depressingly practiced in countries like the one in which I was born and live, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, devotional, Education, Faith, Family, fine art, home, homeschooling, Life, Lifestyle, painting, religion, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged Bible, Christian, education, grammar, Steve Henderson, study
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Wild Child: The Story of This Painting
The story of the painting Wild Child by Steve Henderson, at Start Your Week with Steve: Deep down, no matter how cynical we are, we know that childhood should be a precious age. If you have spent any time with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Business, children, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, decor, Faith, Family, fine art, home, homeschooling, Life, Lifestyle, newsletter, ocean, outdoors, painting, playtime
Tagged art, childhood, fantasy, luxury, Steve Henderson, Wild Child, work
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Hannity, O’Reilly, Beck — Do They Speak for Christians?
Who speaks — or worse — thinks, for Christians these days? One wonders how much of a stretch it is to say Fox News. Let’s take an issue that is going on now, has been going on a long time prior, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, celebrities, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Faith, Family, fine art, home, Life, Lifestyle, News, painting, Politics, religion, spirituality
Tagged Beck, Christian, Fox, Hannity, Israel, O'Reilly
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Are Christians Too Obedient?
Should you question authority? You bet. Generally I avoid words like “should,” “ought,” and “must,” because they are frequently misused to manipulate people into doing things that they don’t want to do, as in, “You should go to Sunday School.” … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Faith, Family, fine art, home, Life, Lifestyle, Parenting, religion, spirituality
Tagged authority, Christian, obedient, Rick Warren, Sunday School
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Surviving the Work Week
Not everyone’s Monday is actually on Monday. But regardless of what day your week actually starts, it’s highly likely that it’s not a smooth transition from your day off to your day on. This low point of our week, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, job, Monday, original oil painting, week, work
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