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Oh, we began with Jim Thorpe, the ultimate Olympic athlete of his generation who had to contend with the fickle Olympic authorities of his times. Continuing our Series on mood swings of the people which resemble a swinging pendulum, we come to yet another incident in...
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might" (Eccl 9:10) As the days ticked down to my 47th birthday this year, I had to admit that I was a little melancholy. I was looking back over the years of my life and remembering every mistake that I had made, every...
"Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face." (1 Corinthians 13:12) There it was, all shiny and new, attached to the wall by the bathroom counter. My husband had kindly put up the oversize magnifying mirror I'd bought. Now I could...
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace." (John 16:33) If I live to be a hundred there are ssome things I will never understand. Why do some people live through illnesses and some die? Why do some people have debilitating diseases and others...
In times of need many will call on the Lord to intervene. In the wake of the tragedy of 9/11 many turned to prayer and God to save and protect. The churches were full and the people were on their knees, but where are they now? The Bible says that there is nothing new...
This is a common question at my house. Both my husband and I have magnetic clips that cover our regular glasses, thus making them into prescription sunglasses. It's a wonderful invention: Prescription glasses that can become sunglasses in an instant. The only problem...
I found myself shovelling snow yet again the other day. It was the wet, heavy kind too. As I was cleaning off my driveway I had to stop more often than ever before to stretch out my aching back. Later as I laid down on my bed to rest it and read I found myself facing...
It is holiday time, and with more than one friend going through, well, basically - the pits, I've had some extra things on my mind, and prayer list. There was something else prepared to send out this week in Irish Thursdays messages, however I felt impressed to say a...
"... how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him." (Luke 11:13) At the tiptop of the coconut palm trees out back, squirrels build their nests down in the fronds. One morning I watched one of the squirrels scramble down the palm...
"I am the Lord, and I do not change." (Malachi 3:6) "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you." (Psalm 89:14) Have you ever lain on the grass and looked at all the stars when it’s really dark outside?...
Today we come to the concluding part of the Series on predictable unpredictability of men contrasted with eternal consistency of the ever consistent One ... Remember the woes of Jim Thorpe the greatest Olympic athlete of his generation who had to contend with...
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12). When the Word of God...
Last week, in TRUE DOCTRINE, Part 4, we took a look at the Biblical definition of doctrine. We learned that it ALWAYS comes from the Father, it is ALWAYS in keeping with Jesus' great command, to love the Lord with all our hearts, and to love our neighbor as ourselves....