I wrote this article while visiting my 96-year old mom at a retirement center in Dallas, Texas. She has the opportunity to live with other seniors, many of whom, like her, are widows. This is so important. Loneliness is not an option! Companionship and socialization is a necessity for one’s ...
Read More »Exposure of Planned Parenthood: Spiritual Poverty/Material Wealth
What odd emotional contradictions I’ve experienced this week. I have begun reading Kisses From Katie. The New York Times bestseller about Katie Davis, a young woman who gave up her comfortable life for a fulfilled one. After graduating high school, she skipped college and went to Uganda. A young girl, ...
Read More »I Don’t Want To Be An Orphan Any Longer
An orphan is a child without parental care and affection. To be orphaned means to be cut-off from the love, protection, and provisions a parent can provide. We all are born spiritually cut-off from our heavenly Father. Christ’s resurrection made it possible for us to not be orphans any longer. It ...
Read More »Unapologetic Christian: The Matheny Manifesto
Mike Matheny, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball team, has been gaining headlines recently for his new book The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager’s Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life. That’s a long book title with a simple, yet heart piercing message for today’s parents. ...
Read More »In This Fallen World: Yes, We Still Need Orphanages
Several years back my wife and I were regular volunteers for a local orphanage. It was run by Catholic nuns, and we were there 2-3 times per month watching after, interacting, and playing with numerous boys and girls ages 3 to 13. For us, it was a very moving and ...
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