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Category Archives: Current Events
Proper Attire
Grendon Bailie, a 13-year-old student at Truman Middle School in Tacoma, Washington, was sent home Friday for wearing inappropriate clothing. His school, which has a strict dress code, relaxed the code for one day to allow the students to show … Continue reading
Outrageous Forgiveness
Billy the Kid Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico recently considered issuing a pardon to the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid for one of the many murders he committed before he was gunned down in 1881. Descendants of a lawman … Continue reading
It Is Well
I have been at the Kentucky State Ministers Retreat at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park for the past couple of days. We had a wonderful time, worshiping together and being challenged to get closer to God and to pray for … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events
Tagged encouragment, enduring, It Is Well, perseverance
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Successful Donor
Ronald Lee Herrick, who is recognized as the world’s first successful organ donor, recently died at the age of 79. Herrick donated a kidney to his dying twin brother on December 23, 1954. The operation kept his brother alive for … Continue reading
Punishment that Fits the Crime
Michael Vick is having an excellent comeback year on the football field after serving 18 months in a federal prison for running a dogfighting ring. Many people are applauding the Philadelphia Eagles for giving Vick a second chance now that … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Current Events, Sports
Tagged abortion, comeback year, dogfighting, Michael Vick, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, pro-life, punishment, second chance
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Need More Initiative?
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell disagreed with the NFL’s decision to postpone Sunday’s Eagles’ game against the Vikings because of the heavy snow. He thinks that Americans are becoming too soft, and that we are not competing well with nations such … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Culture, Current Events, Humor, Sports
Tagged America, Chinese, church, Eagles, faith, game postponed, Gov. Ed Rendell, illustration, initiative, lazy, NFL, Vikings
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Reflecting
I tried to observe the total lunar eclipse last night, but it was too cloudy for me to see it. The moon is normally illuminated by the sun. During a total lunar eclipse, the full moon passes through the shadow … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Uncategorized
Tagged eclipse, good deeds, illuminating, illustration, Jesus, moon, reflecting
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Identified
A heart-warming story comes out of Biloxi, Mississippi this week. Five years after disappearing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a gray and white cat named Scrub was reunited with its owner, Jennifer Noble. The Humane Society of South Mississippi … Continue reading
Different Views of God
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson dropped a game-winning touchdown pass in the end zone in overtime last Sunday. The wide open Johnson could have sealed a victory for his team by simply holding on to the perfectly delivered pass. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Sports
Tagged blame God, Buffalo Bills, dropped touchdown pass, illustration, NFL, Stevie Johnson
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A Good Soldier
Today is Veteran’s Day, a day when we honor those who have served, and are currently serving, in the armed forces of the United States of America. We truly owe a debt of gratitude to those who have risked and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Current Events
Tagged country, evangelism, faith, grace, illustration, Jesus, perseverance, soldier, Veteran's Day
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