The story of Mother’s Day begins in the 1850’s with what was called “Mother’s Work Day.” This wasn’t an annual holiday, but was a regular, frequent day of Christian service to neighbors in need. Ann Reeves Jarvis organized the day as a time for the Christian women of Grafton, West Virginia to get […]
760) The Story of Mother’s Day Read More »
By Park York, June 1989, Christian Herald; quoted in Night Light: A Devotional for Couples, pages 42-44, by James and Shirley Dobson, Multnomah Press, 2000. I rise early on this Friday, as I do ever day, to prepare coffee and mix a protein shake. The television news plays quietly in the corner. Flossie, my
732) “Do You Want Me?” Read More »
By Devin C. Foley, April 3, 2015 commentary at: http://www.IntellectualTakeout.org Foley’s website has over a million Facebook fans. In this essay, posted on Good Friday this year, he comments on some on the comments he has received from millennials (those with birth years approximately early 1980s to early 2000s). When it comes
731) What Kind Of Love? Read More »
At the very center of the Christian faith is God’s love. Jesus said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, all will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Later, the apostle John
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ON PRIDE: Each person’s pride is in competition with every one else’s pride. It is because I wanted to be the big noise at the party that I am so annoyed at someone else being the big noise. Two of a trade never agree. Now what you want to get clear is that
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Consider that perhaps the jerk who cut you off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day, that she was rushing home to cook dinner and help with homework, and then do the laundry, and then try to spend a few precious moments with her children. And
Buddhism says, “Those who love a hundred have a hundred woes. Those who love ten have ten woes. Those who love one have one woe. Those who love none have no woe.” Christianity says, “He who does not love remains in death.” –Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking, page 92. ******************************* John 13:34-35 — (Jesus said), “A
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By C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity What we call ‘being in love’ is a glorious state, and, in several ways, good for us. It helps to make us generous and courageous, it opens our eyes not only to the beauty of the beloved but to all beauty, and it subordinates (especially at first) our merely
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By Tony Campolo, Let Me Tell You a Story, © 2000, pp. 44-46 The love generated by the Holy Spirit extends not only to people we know, but even to people we don’t. This was made very clear to me some years ago when I was the speaker for an evangelistic crusade held
From THE IMITATION OF CHRIST by Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Turn your attention upon yourself and beware of judging the deeds of other men. In judging others a man labors vainly, often makes mistakes, and easily sins; whereas, in judging and examining himself, he does something that is always profitable… Endeavor
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