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Belief, not Belligerency
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January 02, 2012, 8:12AM
"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." These are the words of Simon Peter, one of Jesus' first disciples, written to some of the first and earliest Christians. And like most words put down on paper, these instructions have not always honored the intent... Full story »
"Jesus is Missing!!!"
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December 25, 2011, 8:13AM
Was there ever a time when the holidays were not busy? Probably not. I suppose if we went back to the very first Christmas we would find a great deal of hurried busyness: Joseph was out sitting in the garage on the donkey, honking the saddle horn, doing his best to hurry Mary along just a bit. She was... Full story »
Joy Unspeakable
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December 19, 2011, 8:14AM
C.S. Lewis observed that something of genuine beauty produces in us joy, joy born from two reactions. First, Lewis said, we stop. If it is a work of art, a symphony, a striking human being, or a sunset on the beach; a thing of beauty arrests us, stops us in our tracks to look and observe, the rest of... Full story »
Reflexive Love
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December 12, 2011, 8:15AM
Five hundred years ago there was a group of Christians living in Europe known as the Anabaptists. These are not to be confused with today's Baptists, though the groups do share points of common history. The name Anabaptist was not so much a description as it was a condemnation. The Anabaptists were "anti-baptizers," scorning infant baptism and a heap... Full story »
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Freedom From Fear
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December 05, 2011, 4:45AM
In the town of Madison, Florida, you can find the Colin P. Kelly memorial, a striking sculpture of four angels, their wings unfurled in the wind. The memorial was dedicated in 1943 to the name and heroics of a B-17 pilot whose plane was shot down just days after Pearl Harbor. Pilot Kelly did not survive the crash, but... Full story »
A Lesson For Life
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November 28, 2011, 4:42AM
My children started a new school in a new community this fall. On the first day of classes, climbing on the bus with all their Number Two pencils and three-ring binders, they also carried with them enough anxiety to fill a mama's boy's backpack. It wasn't just the reality of a new school that put them on edge; it... Full story »
Goats and Gratitude
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November 21, 2011, 4:41AM
A man went to his rabbi and complained, "There are ten of us living in one room. Life is unbearable! What can I do?" The rabbi answered, "Go home and take your goat into the room with you." The man was incredulous; but the rabbi was insistent. "Do as I say. Come back in a week." A week later... Full story »
Help With The Missing Pieces
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November 14, 2011, 4:39AM
I love puzzles. Crosswords, brainteasers, and search-a-words to be sure, but nothing beats an old fashioned jigsaw puzzle with about gazillion pieces spilling out of the box. Right now there is a monster-sized puzzle strewn across our family's dining room table. I have been persistently working on it for so long that I can't remember the last evening we... Full story »
More Than Having It All
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November 07, 2011, 4:37AM
More than a century ago Leo Tolstoy wrote about a greedy farmer in his tale, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" This farmer was discontent with his life because he never seemed to have enough. He moved town to town looking for greener pastures and greater opportunity. On his journeys he heard rumors of a far-away place where... Full story »
No Need to Keep Jumping
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October 31, 2011, 7:30PM
There's a proverb that says if you love something, let it go. If it returns, it's yours. If not, well, it never belonged to you in the first place. But had my son Braden written that proverb it would go more like this: "If you love something and it won't cooperate, stomp the guts out of it." A few... Full story »
Barbecue Confidential: A Personal Passion
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October 21, 2011, 2:24PM
New Orleans is a great place to live for a multitude of reasons. One reason is that even though its fall, you can still barbecue outdoors. Actually, you can barbecue here year round. Barbecue is a major fixture in my life. I think about barbecue at least once or twice a day, and even more on the weekend. I've come... Full story »
Can you be fired for bashing your boss on Facebook?
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November 09, 2010, 10:14AM
National Labor Relations Board has accused a company of illegally firing an employee after she criticized her supervisor on her Facebook page. Full story »
Twitter, Facebook give homeless a voice at #wearevisible
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September 14, 2010, 9:35AM
Organization founded by businessman who found himself homeless and powerless back in 1995 and again when recession hit. Full story »
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