I attended the funeral today for a wonderful, sweet, giving, godly, 94-year-old woman from my church. Her equally kind and faithful husband preceded her in death several years ago. I greatly admire their whole family - their closeness, example, faith, and their love for each other. As I sat in the service today and listened, …
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That’s Not Crazy – That’s Love
Some of the best days of my life - past and present - are days spent with my parents on their farm in Winchester, Kentucky. We moved there when I was in sixth grade. I live about 90 miles away, so at best I get there once a month to spend a day. It is …
No, It Isn’t Your Money or Mine
I heard with disgust this week of yet another celebrity spending an exorbitant amount of money on a wedding, this time $7 million. While that is only a drop in the bucket compared to the estimated $34 - $70 million spent for Prince William and Kate Middleton to wed last year, it is still grotesquely obscene …
Book Review: “The Millennials” by Thom S. Rainer and Jess W. Rainer
If you'd like to better understand the Millennial generation, also known as Gen Y - those born approximately between the years 1980 and 2000 - then I suggest you read the book The Millennials: Connecting to America's Largest Generation by Thom Rainer and his son Jess Rainer. Thom is a Baby Boomer while Jess is a Millennial. …
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Who Is My Neighbor? A Simple Response to the Oklahoma Tornadoes
In the midst of tragic events like this week's tornado destruction in Oklahoma, there is always much that tugs at the heart. We ache for the families of those who have lost loved ones. We shake our heads in disbelief at the sight of the destruction, most of us unable to comprehend what it is …
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