September, 2014

• 24 September

  Can You Lose Your Salvation?

  

  Are you in the “once saved, always saved” camp?  Or is your view that it is possible to “lose” your salvation?  I emphasize the word lose because losing your salvation is what we say, but the act is more in line with giving away or walking away from your salvation.  ...

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• 24 September

  More Than A Band-Aid

  

  Almost a week ago Friday, I went in for a routine procedure; arthroscopic surgery on my right knee. Over a period of two years, the pain in my knee would ebb and flow from a dull burning sensation to an all out sharp stabbing pain, but I honestly didn’t look ...

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• 23 September

  What Happened to Wisdom in America?

  

  Part of the required reading throughout every public and private high school throughout the country should include the Books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, as well as a lesser-known Book called Sirach. (Sirach is an inter-testamental  book written around 175 BC which Catholic and Orthodox churches deem as canonical but Protestants include ...

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• 23 September

  Living After Death

  

  Yesterday marked the beginning of fall. This signal’s the ending of September and the beginning of October, followed by turkey month. But before thanksgiving comes Halloween. Yes, Halloween; the celebration of the dead.   Typical Halloween festivities include hosting or attending costumes parties, playing trick-or-treat, visiting haunted houses, watching scary ...

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• 23 September

  Are You Lonely?  

  

  If you are struggling with loneliness, you’re not alone. Wikipedia defines loneliness as a complex and unusually unpleasant response to isolation or lack of companionship. Loneliness typically includes anxious feelings about a lack of connectedness or commonalty with other people. As such, loneliness can be felt even when surrounded by ...

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• 23 September

  The God Assignment

  

  My God-assignment for the day: substitute teacher, country school, third grade room.  The kids were good and that made my day easier.  But there was one little guy that just didn’t seem to be able to keep focused on his work.  I noticed him repeatedly gazing out the window with ...

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• 22 September

  The Wisdom That Matters

  

  ‘The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.’ Proverbs 14:1 (NIV) Oh my, there are days where I am just so sure I am that foolish woman!  Surely I can do justice to the vision of that lady! But none of us ...

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• 22 September

  Showing Our Pets The Love They Deserve

  

  Showing Our Pets The Love They Deserve By Joel B. Friends, many of us own pets and with pet ownership comes a great responsibility. Pets are limited in their ability to take care of themselves. They depend on us to feed, water, and give them attention. If any of these ...

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• 22 September

  Role Models Can Warm Your Heart

  

  Who comes to mind when you think of a role model? For some people it is a sports figure or a good samaritan. It might be a person who went from rags to riches. Hopefully, it is someone you look up to after whom you can pattern your life.  Students ...

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• 22 September

  Breaking Through with Jesus-Music

  Despite its limited exposure on the mainstream front, “Jesus-Music”, as it has been coined, is connecting with the new millennium children.

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