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 [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Let me wish you a very Happy New Year. Can you believe it? We are standing in the doorway of a brand-spanking new year. And I am sure many of you have already made some New Year’s resolutions. I was looking at the sale ads in the Sunday paper and I noticed there are a [...]
Can you believe it? Christmas will be here in just four days. Where has December gone? I remember when I was a young child, the night before Christmas seemed like it took a whole year to get here and now, an entire month has flown by. Christmas … what does Christmas mean to you? For [...]
The Christmas Hymn, “O Holy Night” was written by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877) and then translated from French to English by John Sullivan Dwight (1813-1893). Cappeau, a wine merchant of Roquemaure, France wrote poems for his own enjoyment and was asked by the church to write this poem. It was later put to music by Composer [...]
