 By Armstrong Williams, businessman and nationally syndicated columnist (March 1996 column).    One summer day my father sent me to buy wire and fencing for our farm in Marion County, South Carolina.  At 16, I liked nothing better than getting behind the wheel of our Chevy pickup, but this time there was a damper […]
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By Jonathan Pokluda in a September 5, 2018 blog at: http://www.desiringgod.org. Pokluda is the leader of The Porch, and the author of the book Welcome to Adulting.  He and his wife, Monica, live with their three children in Dallas. ———————————–    No one ever plans to ruin his life.  Nobody makes failure a goal, or a New Year’s
1977) How to Ruin Your Life in Your Twenties Read More »
Reblogged from the “Eternal Perspectives Ministries” website, April 25, 2018, by Randy Alcorn at: http://www.epm.org    Years ago, the television series “Life Goes On” portrayed a teenager named Corky who had Down syndrome. The starring role was played by a young man with Down syndrome, and many people were touched by his winsome performance.
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(watch the video or read the transcript below; verses and prayer follow) By Dennis Prager, posted April 2, 2018, at: http://www.prageru.com ——————    Even atheists acknowledge that the book that is most responsible for creating Western civilization is the Bible.    Until very recently, that was considered quite an achievement.    After
1827) An Eye for an Eye? Good Idea! Read More »
   (continued…) I must add that Jesus also went by the book, but in his own unique, and sometimes, infuriating way. Jesus did not preach against the Old Testament, nor did he ever dispute its authority.  In fact, he said in that same Sermon on the Mount that he came not to abolish, but
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Above: Woodcut by Gustav Dore (1832-1833) ———————– From my January 28, 2018 sermon. —————- Mark 1:21-28 — They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers
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MAYBE THAT’S JUST YOUR OPINION! Another video from Prager University (see yesterday’s Emailmeditation for more information about Prager U.) —————————— ——————- “IF THERE IS NO GOD, MURDER ISN’T WRONG” Â By Dennis Prager (transcript) Do you believe that good and evil exist? The answer to this question separates Judeo-Christian values from secular values. Let me offer
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We have been hearing much about ‘fake news’ these days, because that is much of what we have been getting. Â There is probably also such a thing as ‘true and accurate news,’ but that is rare, and increasingly difficult to recognize. Â There is also ‘satirical news’ which is what The Babylon Bee specializes in, advertising
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By John R. Erickson, posted February 25, 2017 at:  www.wng.org .  John is the author of the popular Hank the Cowdog book series.  He and his wife, Kris, live on their cattle ranch near Perryton, Texas. —————————–    I don’t get it.  From the time The Gilgamesh Epic was written on clay tablets 5,000
1421) Hollywood Language Read More »
“THE MORE WE LIE THE EASIER IT BECOMES” By Julie Borg, posted 11-1-16 at http://www.wng.org —————–    Every time Pinocchio lied, his nose grew longer.  Of course, a real boy’s nose does not change when he lies, but his brain might, according to a new research study published in Nature Neuroscience.   Â
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