How many times have you heard someone say, “You’re judging me. The Bible says you’re not supposed to judge.” Matthew 7:1 is one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible. People read “Judge not, lest you should be judged…” and stop there. A recent study tells us that the Number 2 reason why 18-25 [...]
Mar 15 2013 | Posted in
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I have been trying to better my health since Dec. 26, 2012. Yep. The day after Christmas, I set out to get healthy. I have changed the way I eat, enrolled in a Karate class, work out at home, walk a lot more than I used to and try to be more active. So far, [...]
Mar 8 2013 | Posted in
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Last week, I wrote about our cat chasing after a red laser light that we flash on the floor and the wall and the fact that he couldn’t “catch” it. He’s really funny to watch, but he thinks he can catch the red dot. He’s running after something we would call “elusive.” I also said, [...]
Mar 1 2013 | Posted in
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I introduced our cat, Dexter, to a red laser light this week. You know, the kind where you shine it on the floor or the wall and cats go wild? He loves it. He runs after it, spins around and tries to “catch” it. He is so funny. He runs up and down our hallway, [...]
Feb 22 2013 | Posted in
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Jesus said, “Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged. 2 For with the judgment you use, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the log in your own eye?” [...]
Feb 8 2013 | Posted in
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The topic of bullying has seen a great amount of discussion in London and Madison County this week. The news of what happened last week has spread like wildfire through dry sagebrush. Bullying has always been around. It started with Cain and Abel back in the Old Testament, back when the world was still young [...]
Feb 1 2013 | Posted in
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Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. (Matthew 22:36-40) The Bible is pretty clear. When Jesus was asked what was the greatest commandment in the law, He answered that we should love [...]
Jan 25 2013 | Posted in
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I was sitting in the woods the other day, waiting for a deer to come along, (it never did) and while I was there, I was able to experience the beauty of the woods “waking up.” If you have never been in a woods at 5:30 in the morning, and seen what happens when the [...]
Jan 11 2013 | Posted in
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