August, 2015

• 3 August

  The Emptiness of Religion

  

  Opening songs of worship have been sung, the sermon has been stated, and the ceremonial cleansing and breaking of bread has taken place. You should feel satisfied and full from the message and fellowship with friends, but something inside of you still feels hollow. Emotions of loss, emptiness, and purpose ...

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• 3 August

  Choosing Candidates Wisely

  

  The first Republican Presidential Primary Debate is scheduled for August 6, 2015. While it is estimated that there may well be a total of 16 running in the primary by that time, Fox News has made a decision to include only the top 10 candidates, using the most current polls.  ...

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• 2 August

  Parents, Please Let Your Children Fail

  

  In awe and speculation, the man watched as the former caterpillar began to unveil the awaited metamorphosis. The transformation had taken weeks and the process of the butterfly maneuvering out of the chrysalis was becoming a nerve-wracking sight to observe so much that the man felt compelled to assist in ...

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• 2 August

  Modern Day Good Samaritan

  

  Cissy Cartwright is a mail carrier who has been delivering mail for over twenty years in the small hometown of Hope Hull, in the county of Montgomery. She explained that delivering mail for so long allowed her to get familiar with everyone on her route, including 66 year old Tommy ...

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• 2 August

  The New Song We Sing-Meredith Andrews

  

  Meredith Andrews released the song “The New Song We Sing” on the album “Invitation” on April 29, 2008. She created the song from the scripture in 2 Corinthians 5:17-19: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.  Now all these things are from God, who ...

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• 2 August

  Your Spiritual Food Pyramid

  

  Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve been watching episodes of Chopped incessantly on Netflix, or the fact that my vegetable-hating husband wants me to transform his diet into one that’s healthy, but I can’t help but draw a correlation between our physical diets and our spiritual health. Just like an ...

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• 2 August

  Be Anxious For Nothing

  

  It was never God’s intent for us to live in a state of high alert and anxiety at all times. Anxiety is a normal “fight or flight” response which was meant to keep us out of trouble in times of danger. Adrenaline is released so that we can make a ...

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• 1 August

  “Live Together Or Die Alone”

  

  I started watching the TV show Lost again.  It’s one of those shows I can watch repeatedly and discover something new every time, this time being no different.  What strikes me this time around is the last part of the speech Jack makes in the early episodes after people gang up on ...

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• 1 August

  Help! No One Told Me Marriage Would Be Hard

  

  “Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.” Proverbs 9:9 When I was in my early twenties, a friend of mine became engaged. She walked on clouds, believing her fiance was the absolute finest man God had ever created. ...

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• 1 August

  Praying for Our Children

  

  Summer is finally coming to an end, and as a single parent to a rising sixth grader, I’ve come to realize that I must loosen my grip on my son, while tightening my grip on Christ. I can only sit back and watch as he begins to spread his wings ...

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