Before armored vehicles took over, trench warfare was the ultimate way to fight such a battle. Trenches offered the ability to stay together, to come up with a plan of action before moving forward as a team.
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“What Do You Want From Me?”
Jesus had a knack for asking the obvious. “Do you want to get well?”- to the lame man at the pool of Bethesda who’d suffered for 38 years. (John 5:6) “How many baskets of food
Read moreLooking for Likes in All the Wrong Places
The view from my computer screen, my window to the world, is disheartening. Social media has become a place of constant turmoil and bickering, any opposing view on any topic is labeled as idiotic. Assumptions
Read moreThe Lesson of the Hearse
by Janet Morris Grimes It slowed to a stop in front of us, parking in our usual spot beside the mailbox. I couldn’t breathe. My daughters sobbed in each other’s arms in the back seat.
Read moreAmerica: I Still Believe in You
Dear America, We are the kid brother of all nations. The one who learned from the mistakes of others and chose to do things differently. A wild experiment, at best. An unbelievably successful experiment. It
Read moreClaim Your Future
Please know that God has a plan for your life, and when it comes down to it, His is the only one that works. With every opportunity you face, decide whether it pulls you closer to Him or further away. Cling to what is permanent; to those who’ve been here from the start.
Read moreCrying Over Our Cities
Boston. New York. Atlanta. Newtown. Aurora. Oklahoma City. Columbine. Many cities have brought me to tears. And to my knees. Events play out on my television screen, as if part of a movie. A movie
Read moreThe Power of the Hymn
I spent a great deal of my weekend trying in vain to be the twelfth caller to K-Love, a nation-wide Christian radio station. They were giving away a new worship CD, recorded live at the
Read moreThe Absence of Darkness
Alison is content. Even if there were a miraculous new medical treatment that might allow such, Alison once stated that she never wants to see. Not here on earth, anyway.
“I want the first person I ever see to be the face of Christ. One day in Heaven. I’d say that is worth waiting for.”
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