Our text is taken from Ephesians 6. Verses 1-9 state, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And ye fathers, provoke not your children […]
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This past Christmas I was so excited when I opened my Christmas gift and found that it was exactly what I had asked for. I know a lot of you out there might want frilly, smelly good things, jewelry, or clothing, for Christmas every year, and I do love those as much as the next
Let me first ask you a question and then answer the question for you. What is a successful prayer life? The successful prayer life is one of self-denial. It is a recognition of the Lordship of Christ, a giving up of things that are not wrong in themselves, but that hinder and take up our
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Many of you reading this article may have heard of Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday. This is a celebration or holiday season, which will run from November through Ash Wednesday, thus, also known as Shrove Tuesday, meaning the end of pre-Lent and the last day of their Carnival, known as Shrovetide, since
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Our text is taken from Luke 19:10 which is speaking of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Let us look at a few tidbits about the life of the one they called Jesus the Christ. He was born in
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Valentine’s Day, like many other holidays, falls on the same date, each year, February 14th. The origin of Valentine’s Day continues to be in dispute, with three or four possible suggestions of who or what the tradition might stem from, however, they all surround ancient Roman traditions connected to the Catholic church. There were three
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There has been quite a trend going on in our society lately, of buying and raising chickens, which possibly began during the pandemic. It began to emerge and take off more than ever before at that time, because we had a huge ‘supply and demand’ problem due to lack of transportation, amongst other issues. Then
There is a saying that I hear often during our meetings at work, not just from our group, but from training videos and workshops from other sources as well, that goes like this, “Teamwork makes the Dream work!” I would consider it to be an accurate statement, because you can say you are a ‘team’
I have worn prescription glasses since I was around nine years old. When I started school between my folks and I, we began to realize that I was not able to see the blackboard at school, which was used exclusively at that time. Growing up in South Africa and being in school in the late
There are many new expressions that I noticed being used by this generation over the past few years. One is, “Live Out Loud.” It is often used when people see someone who has a ‘colorful’ way of expressing themselves, in their speaking, living, or fashion statements. Everyone else in the room may be in black,
