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Very Merry 12th Day of Christmas
Merry 12th Day of Christmas! About two years ago, my church welcomed a couple...
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Very Merry 11th Day of Christmas
Merry 11th Day of Christmas! On this eleventh day of Christmas, I pondered...
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Very Merry 10th Day of Christmas
Merry 10th Day of Christmas! Today I shared the joy of the season with a...
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Now, the Work of Christmas Begins
When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone,...
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Epiphany
And suddenly the star they had seen rising went forward and halted over the...
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I Support Religious Freedom
All this hoopla about Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, believing that marriage...
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Using Our Gifts
The particular manifestation of the Spirit granted to each one is to be used...
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Let’s Just Trample the First A...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...
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Pro-life – The Only Choice
On this day, in 1973, abortion was made legal in the United States. Since...
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What Do They Mean By “Choice&#...
“If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we...
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Ask Them What They Mean By ‘Ch...
“The undeniable fact is that those who defend the destruction of...
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Remembering Uncle John
“Trust in God’s timing. It’s always right.” (This...
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Is Silence Really Golden?
” I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure...
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A Fundamental Right?
“….is it surprising that today we have become so morally blind...
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Perhaps the Grinch was Correct
“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a...
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Counting My Blessings
“If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, just count your blessings...
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It’s “Merry Christmas, ”...
A recent conversation on Facebook was started when a friend of mine posted...
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Friends, Family & Fate
You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you...
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Two Kittens and Ten Months
July 3, 2009. Today is the ten-month anniversary of the death of my dad,...