————————— By Eric Metaxas and Roberto Rivera, April 5, 2017 blog at http://www.breakpoint.org Religion is good for you: emotionally, physically, and economically. Who knew? Not the secularists. In 2000, Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam published his groundbreaking book, “Bowling Alone.” Putnam argued that Americans’ reduced interest in civic engagement— by which he meant not […]
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We have been hearing much about ‘fake news’ these days, because that is much of what we have been getting. There is probably also such a thing as ‘true and accurate news,’ but that is rare, and increasingly difficult to recognize. There is also ‘satirical news’ which is what The Babylon Bee specializes in, advertising
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By Fred Craddock (1928-2015), Craddock Stories, ed. by Mike Graves and Richard F. Ward, 2001, Chalice Press, pages 23-24. ———————— When I was pastoring in Tennessee, there was a girl about seven years old who came to our church regularly for Sunday school, and sometimes her parents let her stay for the worship service.
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By Fred Craddock, Craddock Stories, pages 126-127 (adapted). —————- Up near where I live, at Fannin County Hospital, ministers around take turns being chaplain for the week. I took my turn, and the week I was on watch, there was a baby born. Not many are born in that small, thirty-bed hospital. But
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The ‘Backyard Bible Club’ ——- By Joshua Rogers, November 15, 2016 blog at: www.joshuarogers.com My old friend Dawn emailed me with unbelievable news last week: She accidentally found Amanda. The last time either of us saw her was 17 years ago. The summer of 1999, our church hosted Backyard Bible Clubs in neighborhoods throughout Hattiesburg,
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By Joshua Rogers, posted October 24, 2016 on his blog Finding God in the Ordinary at: http://www.joshuarogers.com ————————— “Color with me, Daddy,” my oldest daughter said. “I prefer to draw a picture, but I don’t know what to draw,” I said. “Just draw a line and keep going,” she said.
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WORK “The Top Thing Parents Can Do to Turn Kids Into Successful Adults” by Annie Holmquist, article posted May 9, 2016 at http://www.intellectualtakeout.org Last week, Business Insider ran an interesting article listing 13 things parents can do to turn their child into a well-adjusted, successful adult. The first thing on the list of what parents
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Geoffrey Canada is an African-American man who grew up on the streets of Bronx. He is the author of the book Reaching Up for Manhood: Transforming the Lives of Boys in America. In it, he shares some of his personal experiences and tells how he overcame many adverse circumstances. He gives great
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By Rev. William Willimon, Pulpit Resource, First Quarter, 2009, page. 12 I have met a number of parents who have gotten the notion that, while parents should train their children in academic and vocational skills, they should not “impose” ethical or religious values upon their children. “We simply tell our children what we
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People were bringing little children to Jesus in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of
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