“The Angel’s Announcement to Mary,” El Greco, 1575 ——————————– At the heart of the Christian faith is the life of Jesus Christ. This story of Jesus’ life on earth does not begin in a manger in Bethlehem. Rather, it begins in Nazareth, another village 70 miles north of Bethlehem, the home town of […]
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Jack Welch is the retired CEO of General Electric. He is one of the top executives ever to run a major company and has made hundreds of millions of dollars. He is incredibly brilliant, an excellent leader of other people, and a top-notch manager. He is someone who seems to know everything, and
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For several years Ben Stein wrote a biweekly column called “Monday Night at Morton’s.” Morton’s is a famous chain of steakhouses known to be frequented by movie stars and famous people from around the world. Ben Stein knew many of them and would write about his visits with them at Morton’s. In July
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Today’s meditation is again from the book “Sometimes Miracles Hide” by Bruce Carroll (see meditations #39 and #40). It is another of the letters that Carroll received from someone with a handicapped child. Dear Bruce, My life is in your song. When I first became pregnant, I had no idea what the Lord
Yesterday’s meditation (#39) was based on the song Sometimes Miracles Hide by Bruce Carroll. In today’s meditation there are two letters that Carroll received from people who are living the story that the song describes, and who were touched by his words. These, along many more such letters, are in a book Bruce
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From Nightlight:A Devotional for Parents, by James and Shirley Dobson, Multnomah, 2002, pp. 214-215. We do want to be effective parents. There is so much to teach our kids, and so little time. But as we struggle and strain to bestow wisdom on the next generation, we might also pause to consider how
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Today is a day to honor our mothers. It used to be taken for granted that being a mother was in and of itself a worthwhile use of one’s time and a valuable contribution to society. That belief is no longer held by many people. Many women now work outside the home, and
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The following piece entitled The Little Way of Ruthie Leming was written by best-selling author Eric Metaxas for the May 7, 2013 Breakpoint message http://www.breakpoint.org — a ministry of Prison Fellowship. As a journalist and cultural commentator, my friend Rod Dreher seemingly had it all. In addition to his strong Christian faith, Rod
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