One of the books my family owned when I grew up was a Whitman Giant Book, The Christmas Book, a collection of forty-five Christmas stories and poems. How do I know it had forty-five stories?
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One of the books my family owned when I grew up was a Whitman Giant Book, The Christmas Book, a collection of forty-five Christmas stories and poems. How do I know it had forty-five stories?
Read moreby Sandy Kirby Quandt November. The month where we here in the United States take time to give thanks. No. I’m not talking about the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving Day. I’m talking about November
Read moreFalse prophets and false teachings are nothing new. So how can we protect ourselves against them? In the apostle John’s first epistle, written between AD 80 and the early 90s, he wrote words of truth
Read moreThis morning I listened to a CD I haven’t listened to for some time…James Taylor’s Greatest Hits. The songs brought back tons of memories. Some good. Some not so good. “You’ve Got a Friend” reminded
Read moreWhen God pulled Abram, whom he later re-named Abraham, aside and told Abe to look up at the sky, God said he would have descendents like the stars … too numerous to count. Of course
Read moreThe Fourth Commandment tells us to observe the Sabbath as a holy day. A day to refrain from our usual work. A day of rest. My first job in high school, besides babysitting, required me
Read moreHonor your father and mother (remember, this is a commandment of the Lord your God); if you do so, you shall have a long prosperous life in the land he is giving you. Deuteronomy 5:16
Read moreMay. The month in which Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in the United States. While not all females are mothers, all females have mothers. For some, thoughts of their mothers bring smiles
Read moreSpringtime. Green leaves. Budding flowers. Singing birds. Renewal. Here in my part of Texas our azaleas have bloomed and faded. The trees all have their leaves. Loquat fruit hangs heavy on the bough. The grass
Read moreWebster’s defines authority as having legal or rightful power. A right to command. Enforce laws. Extract obedience. Determine, or judge. The power to influence or persuade, resulting from knowledge or experience. Within each structure or
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