Walking in the Wilderness

Believe it ….  (Atlanta, GA) – Bracing for the inevitable flood of rabid shoppers eager to take advantage of Black Friday deals, multiple shop owners have chosen to employ off duty officers in full riot gear equipped with electrical prods to keep the unruly masses in check. Martin Denny, owner of Denny’s Discount Deals & …

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I read the following article (the italicized comments are mine) and thought to myself, “What in the WORLD is society coming to?!?” The writer of the article makes several points (true or not, editorialized or not) that reflect poorly on today’s culture. “the guys got into a fight and then the girls,” said Napolitano, who …

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Thinking of the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control) and my personal need for continuing to grow in my spiritual life, I remembered this column that was written for the church newsletter a couple of months ago. I’m working on the growing up, daily. When I grow up …

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When people were asked to answer the question “Why does worship matter?” on a recent blog I read, the blogger received some great answers. Here are several of the responses that I particularly found interesting. Ryan J. said: “Worship matters because it is the inescapable activity of all people everywhere regardless of whether they are …

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There was a tightrope walker, who did incredible aerial feats. All over Paris, he would do tightrope acts at tremendously scary heights. Then he had succeeding acts; he would do it blindfolded, then he would go across the tightrope, blindfolded, pushing a wheelbarrow. An American promoter read about this in the papers and wrote a …

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A carpenter began to build a house. He had many tools which he used to accomplish various tasks. He had a saw for cutting. He had a hammer for driving nails. He had a measuring tape for making everything fit together according to his plan. One day, as the saw surveyed the progress, it remarked …

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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. There is a variety of stories that attempt to explain the history of this special day. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia there are at least three Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, and all of them associated with February 14. Regardless of the origin, the date has long been celebrated as …

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Farmer Tony Martin became a focus of huge national debate after shooting dead a teenager who was burgling his home. The incident ignited a furore in Britain over issues such as rural crime and the rights to defend property. Many vigorously supported the then 54-year-old, but others dismissed him as a violent eccentric who chose …

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Tis the month before Christmas, we’re all going nuts; With so much to do, there’s no ifs, ands or buts. Buy presents, hang tree lights, pop cards in the mail, Send gift packs, thread popcorn, find turkeys on sale. Decorations need stringing up all through the house. And we don’t have a clue what to …

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