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A couple of weeks ago, I decided it was time to replace my laptop. I had been using my current church computer for almost 8 years, and it had slowed down so much that I had been using my personal laptop for the last 2 or 3 years, so I decided to take the plunge. I prayed about it and was determined to…

Even though Ben Franklin did not really accept Christianity personally, he still tried to be moral. In fact, he had settled on 13 particular virtues. Among them were these Silence: "Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation." Frugality: "Make no expense but to do…

A couple of weeks ago, I decided it was time to replace my laptop. I had been using my current church computer for almost 8 years, and it had slowed down so much that I had been using my personal laptop for the last 2 or 3 years, so I decided to take the plunge. I prayed about it and was determined to…

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a fanciful movie based on Dr. Seuss' classic holiday poem. The Grinch, a hairy, green, cantankerous beast, looks down on the town of Whoville from his home on a mountain of garbage. What he sees disgusts him. The people who live in Whoville (called the Whos) love Christmas…

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with my grandson. I won’t bore you with the details, but I had a blast. We played silly games. He found one of the plungers in the bathroom (It’s the one we use to unstop the drains, not the commodes, ok?) He found it in the bathroom and…

My dad demonstrated such love to me. I still remember the time he caught me doing something that greatly disappointed him. He was so disappointed that I don’t think he knew what to do. That afternoon, he picked me up from school took me to his office and cried (that was one of the only times I ever saw…

When Dick Peterson's wife, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he knew many challenges awaited his family. What he didn't know was just how many lessons he would learn along the way about love and service in the name of Christ. He writes: The intruder invaded Elizabeth's body, and by extension,…

It all comes down to this question: Are you “Jesus flavored” or “Jesus filled?” This is a bottle of Grape juice. If you’re in the convenience store, you may think you’re being healthy by passing up the Coke to grab the grape juice, but think again! Now it says grape jusice. You see, it says it right…

With Thanksgiving approaching (for those of us in the U.S., at least), I thought you might enjoy these excerpts from a book called Then Some Other Things Happened, a collection of short pieces about history written by eighth graders and compiled by Bill Lawrence, a teacher and columnist. The Pilgrams…

Under the Old Covenant, the Levites were distinguished by God from the rest of the people and set apart with special privileges of drawing near to Him in worship (Num. 8:14-16, 16:8-9; Deut. 8:10). It was based upon this distinction that they were later used for singing and the playing of musical instruments…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

The Stewordship of Money, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- m^~ n--------------- /----- I he use of money has a great deal to say about the moral condition of the one who uses it. Contemporary Christians often make denunications of wealth and the wealthy, on the…