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A Restless Heart
A Restless Heart
By Erika Wehrly
I am the kind of person that likes to keep busy. When I'm at work, my best days are the one filled with so many tasks I may not complete them all by the end of the day. At home, I tend to keep busy with must do tasks, such as buying groceries or doing the dishes. If no must do tasks are available I will usually go to entertainment.
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Grateful For My Daughter's Health And A Special Moment
Grateful For My Daughter's Health And A Special Moment
By Rebecca Johnasen
In April, we had a scare with my 8 month old daughter. On Easter Sunday, I noticed a large lump growing on the side of her neck. My husband took her to the pediatrician. He was told to bring her back in two weeks.
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The Drama of Being Mama
The Drama of Being Mama
By Tara K. E. Brelinsky
The baby walked in front of our play-set swing, while it was in use by the 6 year old, causing the littlest guy to be launched into a fresh mud puddle. That incident caused their teen-aged, sibling caretaker to lash out at the swing rider eye-for-an-eye style.
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Another Secularist "Triumph": Say Good-Bye to Laura---She says, "Life is Not for ME"
Another Secularist "Triumph": Say Good-Bye to Laura---She says, "Life is Not for ME"
By Larry Peterson
Her name is Laura and she is 24 years old. She is a healthy woman who lives in Belgium. She wants to die. Why does she want to die? Because, as she says, "Life, that's not for me."
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What I Learned from the Early Christians about Spiritual Growth, Part 1: We Need Silence
What I Learned from the Early Christians about Spiritual Growth, Part 1: We Need Silence
By Carl Sommer
When we think of the Early Church Fathers and Mothers, we tend to think in terms of common mental images: martyrs standing in the center of an arena, bravely facing an unspeakably cruel death, apologists defending the faith, theologians explaining the faith, or monks living solitary lives in some remote desert.
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Popes Who Appeared in the Bible
Popes Who Appeared in the Bible
By Debra Booton McCoy
Of the two hundred and sixty-six popes in the Catholic history, three have been mentioned in the Bible: Peter, Linus and Clement.
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Let Go Of Fear: Pope Francis on Mercy
Let Go Of Fear: Pope Francis on Mercy
By Melanie Jean Juneau
The Holy Father compared the Church to a good mother and educator because she focuses on what is essential, and the essential, according to the Gospel, is mercy. “A Christian must necessarily be merciful, because this is at the center of the Gospel.”
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Take a Deep Breath
Take a Deep Breath
By Joni Johnson
Whenever they are facing a new or difficult situation, I tell my children, “Stop. Take a deep breath. Relax.” We have survived many doctor visits and school situations with these words as our guide. I have often found these instructions helpful in my own stress-filled moments. We can all benefit from a moment of reassessment and peace, can’t we?
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Keeping the Faith, the True Faith, in our Secular Society
Keeping the Faith, the True Faith, in our Secular Society
By Lorrie McNickle
There have been some pretty monumental decisions made in this country recently. Decisions that have caused many of us Christians to lament and seemingly lose hope. This “lack of hope”, and therefor lack in our trust of God, to me is even more distressing than any decisions that a Supreme Court of a country could ever make.
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A Young Person's Defense of Traditional Marriage
A Young Person's Defense of Traditional Marriage
By E.M. Wilson
For those of you who don’t know, in college I was an education major which admittedly (and to my complete delight) requires more coloring than most. One day a passionate education professor of mine asked us to draw our image of “the perfect global citizen.”
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What Do Twilight, Fifty Shades, and Leviticus Have in Common?
What Do Twilight, Fifty Shades, and Leviticus Have in Common?
By Sonja Corbitt
Most who discuss them agree that the Twilight and Fifty Shades fiction series are the same basic story line with different characters. What seems to differ among those discussing the two, however, is why they are so popular that they developed a cult following. I have a suggestion along that line: What if the wild fascination with the two series stems from a root common,
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It's in the Stars?
It's in the Stars?
By Karl Erickson
Is there such a thing as a harmless preoccupation with the occult? Do astrology and pseudo-religions really pose a spiritual danger to the believer?
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Encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection (1)
Encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection (1)
By George Calleja
In this article, you will find some encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection, which can help you in your life. Use these quotations for your meditations, share them with people who need encouragement, and make them part of your daily life.
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Relativism: The Bermuda Triangle to the Moral Compass
Relativism: The Bermuda Triangle to the Moral Compass
By Jeff Sokol
Every generation has a time when they become a little bit rattled, a little uneasy, and somehow things seem be just different than it used to be. We start getting a bit more relaxed, a little more worldly, and society slowly but surely, keeps on changing.
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Prayer Strategy Number Two: Acrostics
Prayer Strategy Number Two: Acrostics
By Richard Maffeo
In addressing the battle of prayer, the Church offers another bit of advice: "Finally, our battle has to confront what we experience as failure in prayer
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Strategies for Prayer -- The First in a Series of Twelve Helps
Strategies for Prayer -- The First in a Series of Twelve Helps
By Richard Maffeo
Thereupon the Lord Jesus gave His disciples – and all the Church – the model prayer known as the “Our Father,” or “The Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6 contains the fuller version). And for most of my Christian life, I spent about as much time in prayer is it takes to say those few verses. Yet, I knew intuitively there was more to prayer than my experience to that point.
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The Pope Who Was a Businessman
The Pope Who Was a Businessman
By Debra Booton McCoy
St. Peter was born in Bethsaida, on the northern tip of the Sea of Galilee, an area now in Syria. At the time, it was run by Herod Philip, son of Herod the Great. On the far side of the Jordan River was Galilee, run by Herod Antipas. Peter was born Simon, his father was Jonah and his brother was Andrew.
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