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Category Archives: Christian Living
Black Friday
The Friday after Thanksgiving has come to be the biggest shopping day of the year. “Black Friday” has expanded in recent years. Stores have been opening at ridiculously early hours. More recently, Black Friday has backed up into Thursday evening, … Continue reading
Ticket Required
My wife went to a Black Friday sale that actually started at 6:00pm on Thursday. She followed the standard procedure of getting a ticket for the item she intended to buy, then going to stand in the proper line until … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 4:12, Black Friday, eternity, Heaven, illustration, Jesus, salvation, shopping
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Prayer of Thanksgiving
Dear Abby recently printed this prayer that was written by her mother. She says that no Thanksgiving would be complete without it: “Oh, Heavenly Father, We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank Thee for health and … Continue reading
The Captain
Bob Russell likes to tell the following story. I hope it blesses you. An old, experienced fisherman was sitting on the bank of the Ohio River years ago, hoping for some action on the end of his line. A young … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Russell, death, eternal life, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Hebrews 9:27, illustration, judgment, river boat
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Aha!
In his book, Aha: The God Moment That Changes Everything, Kyle Idleman talks about life transformation. While studying the story of the prodigal son, Idleman saw a pattern in the story. The son first “came to his senses”, then “he … Continue reading
The Right Stuff
There has been a dispute lately about what ingredients are necessary to constitute real mayonnaise. Unilever, the maker of Hellmann’s, sued Hampton Creek, the maker of Just Mayo, accusing them of false advertising because its product contains no eggs and … Continue reading
Working Together
La Salle High School near Cincinnati has a football playoff game this Friday. A nearly 5-inch snowfall Sunday night threatened to hamper the team’s ability to practice for the big game. So the call went out for fans of the … Continue reading
Nothing to Fear
My brother Jason recently acquired a dog. We don’t know a lot about Mutt’s past, but it appears that he has been mistreated. He is afraid of everybody. It took Mutt some time to get used to Jason, and he … Continue reading
Different Perspective Indeed!
The Kentucky Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly to sever ties with the Crescent Hill Baptist Church. The action was taken because of that congregation’s anti-biblical position on homosexual behavior. Crescent Hill’s pastor, Jason Crosby, has said that the church is open … Continue reading
Key to Survival
A teacher asked her students who they would like to have with them if they were stranded on a deserted island. At first they named beautiful models, actors and actresses. Then someone mentioned some survival experts from reality television shows. When … Continue reading
