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Judging others
(~) Judging others Rev. Dr. Sandra Bochonok. “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.”Matthew 7:1-2 Only the Bible has appeared in more editions and in more languages than the devotional treasure […]
Getting Old
(~) Getting Old A minister announced that admission to a church social event would be $6.00 per person. “However, if you’re over 65,” he said, ” the price will be only $5.50.” From the back of the congregation, a woman’s voice rang out, “Do you really think I’d give you that information for only 50 […]
Bad Theology Is Spreading Among Kids Like Wildfire!
By Dave Carl Theology is a great word. Over the years, however, we have allowed it to become a word that’s used only by theologians who wear wool sweaters and socks that don’t match. We’ve come to believe that theology is something foreign and impractical like medieval poetry—fine for odd little men who work at […]
A Defense of Home-schooling
Research Shows Good Things By Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. People think it is being sugar coated—what researchers are finding about homeschooling, that is. Whether I am presenting research to a judge in a court case, to other researchers at an academic meeting, or to parents at a homeschool conference, someone is likely to think that […]
A friend in deed is who we need
02apr06 Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in — Robert Frost THE great pianist Oscar Levant said he had no trouble with his enemies. “But my goddam friends . . . they are the ones that keep me walking the floor at nights,” he said. […]
Parenting for the Future
(~) Based on an Idea of Mine Townsend, the developer of the laser, was once asked if he didn’t have a tremendous sense of achievement in all he had accomplished with his invention, such as methods for precision measurements, laser disc, and weapons technology. He remarked, “Not really.” He said that he could easily identify […]
The Bob Principle
From a pastor-friend: I am reminded of what John Maxwell calls the “Bob Principle” – “When Bob has a problem with everyone, Bob is usually the problem.”
The Religious and spiritual lives of teenagers
The religious and spiritual lives of teenagers Philip Hughes Pointers: Bulletin of the Christian Research Association, Vol. 16, No 1, pages 1-6 This article is part of the results of The Australian Study of Youth Spirituality funded by 17 organisations and conducted by the CRA. More details will be published by CRA later. This article […]
Marriage
” Put another log on the fire. Cook me up some bacon and some beans. And go out to the car and change the tyre. Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans. Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe, And then go fetch my slippers. And boil me up another pot of […]
An Amazing Love
(~) An Amazing Love Here is the entire text of a love letter intercepted by a second grade schoolteacher, passed on to a parent: “Dear Billy, if you don’t say you love me and walk to the bus stop with me I will kill myself and beet you up. I love you and wan to […]
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