Category Archives: Christian Living

Work of Art

Posted on October 1, 2012 by jesustrek

In 2010, a lady found an unexpected bargain at a flea market in West Virginia. She paid $7 for a box that contained a doll, a plastic cow and an old painting. Her mother suggested that the painting might be … Continue reading →

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Highest Regard

Posted on September 29, 2012 by jesustrek

NFL fans were hugely disappointed with the performance of the replacement referees during the recent lockout of the regular officials. Players too, were frustrated with the missed calls, inconsistency and lack of confidence demonstrated by the replacements. Action often came … Continue reading →

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Perfect

Posted on September 28, 2012 by jesustrek

  Jeff Sadorus was one of the replacement officials who worked in NFL games during the recent lockout of the league’s regular officials. The replacements received harsh criticism from the public. Concerning this criticism, Sadorus said: “Honestly, sometimes during this … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Good Times

Posted on September 27, 2012 by jesustrek

    The Atlanta Braves joyfully celebrated after clinching a spot in the playoffs on Tuesday night. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said afterwards that he had no problem with the Braves celebration. “Everybody should celebrate everything they do in life”, … Continue reading →

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Pleasant Places

Posted on September 26, 2012 by jesustrek

Someone at church recently asked me for some information about church camp. I said, “I think I have that in my office.” My office, I thought as I went to retrieve the requested document. My office! Sometimes I still find … Continue reading →

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Great Samaritan

Posted on September 24, 2012 by jesustrek

Gerald Gronowski recently had a flat tire east of Cleveland, Ohio. Christopher Manacci stopped to give him a hand. As they were talking, Gronowski recalled another stranger who had helped him eight years ago. That man had helped him pull … Continue reading →

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Love Never Fails

Posted on September 22, 2012 by jesustrek

Yesterday I wrote about a nine-year-old boy named George, who was helping his father work on the farm when he spotted 6-year-old Maggie running across a nearby field. He pointed at her and exclaimed to his father, “I’m going to … Continue reading →

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She’s the One!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by jesustrek

Nine-year-old George was helping his father work on the farm when he spotted 6-year-old Maggie scampering across a nearby field. George pointed to her and exclaimed to his father, “I’m going to marry that girl someday!” You know what? He … Continue reading →

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Still as Strong

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jesustrek

I just saw a 92-year-old man mowing the lawn of his church with a push mower. Let me type that again, just so you won’t think that there was some kind of mistake. I just saw a 92-year-old man mowing … Continue reading →

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Playing Offense

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jesustrek

One army base had just cancelled a practice session at the rifle range, but the training run to test the soldiers’ physical fitness would proceed as scheduled. Pondering this, one soldier said, “Does it bother anyone else that the Army … Continue reading →

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