This is a test devotional post for church giving and the economy. Churches, like everyone else, have faced a decline in receipts during the current recession. As unemployment fears widen,…
Published December 23rd, 2008 by wpengine
The American Family Association (www.afa.net) publishes a “naughty or nice” list, so to speak, of major retailers based on whether they are “Christmas-friendly.” Among the retailers making the pro-Christmas list…
Published December 22nd, 2008 by wpengine
In California, commercial fishing boats donated 260 pounds of rockfish this month. And in Tennessee, groceries that are fine to eat but deemed unmarketable by retailers are being collected and…
Published December 19th, 2008 by wpengine
Last night, I spoke to a grief support group at a Presbyterian church. Roughly 30 people were there; it was an intimate meeting, held in the church’s fellowship hall. After…
Published December 18th, 2008 by wpengine
So how do we accomplish that? Through much prayer. Here’s a good one to start with–a powerful prayer for human, flawed parents like me: Lord, convict me of any…
Published December 18th, 2008 by wpengine
1. Play with kids.I dare you. 2. Give someone a compliment.Not a fake one, but take the time to see something that someone else is doing well. 3. Sing in…
Published December 18th, 2008 by wpengine
That poem resonates with me. Not that I don’t like the house I’ve occupied 17 years. I do. Besides, houses in general don’t engage me. If I’ve got air conditioning,…
Published December 18th, 2008 by wpengine
We all know that we have a Father in Heaven who is willing to listen, and to provide guidance in all of these circumstances. However, we often let ourselves be…
Published December 18th, 2008 by wpengine
The setting for the hilarity was the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center at Montefiore Hospital. The participants were cancer patients, some with advanced stages of the illness. They were taking part…
Published December 18th, 2008 by wpengine
“Our patient was called names and was humiliated. You need a face to face the world,” said Siemionow, the Cleveland Clinic reconstructive surgeon who led the operation about two weeks…
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