June is LGBT+ Pride Month and with it comes a lot of media attention. There are LGBT+ pride parades and rainbow flags everywhere you look! Many organizations have even altered their normal brand logos with rainbow colors for the month in support. On the flip side, many individuals have opposed the LGBT+ movement. Some have…
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There is a lot of hate out there… those of us who follow the news or interact with the social media world see it daily. Unfortunately, that hate is spilling over into our own personal engagements. Sometimes we realize this in time, and other times we say things that we regret or get hurt ourselves.…
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Recently I read through the Book of Job from the Bible. One can’t help but read this book and finish it with a lot of questions. In the beginning there is a guy named Job, who is a righteous man and honors God with his life; he has done nothing specifically to deserve any sort…
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Today socialism is a hot topic. In 2015, Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders won the hearts of many young Americans in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with promises of free college tuition and medicare for all. More recently Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has taken the spotlight as she pushes the radical vision of her Green New…
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That is the question that surrounds the whole abortion issue isn’t it? Some say yes because they believe that the aborted child is a life just like any other human being. Others say no because they believe life does not begin until the child leaves the womb… In 2015 the CDC reported that there were…
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Happy New Year! Maybe you are the kind of person who likes to set New Year’s resolutions. This year you want to read more, give more, go to church more, or be a better friend, spouse, or parent. Or maybe you want to be more successful with your job or get into better physical shape.…
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Despite the emphasis on joy in the Christmas season, for many it is not very joyful at all. Some are dealing with sickness, or many miss someone that’s no longer with us. For me, things have never quite been the same since my grandmother passed away back in 2000. We used to meet at my…
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Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will come out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be…
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We all have regrets… if we could do some things over again… we would. I know that personally I have said things and did things that I shouldn’t have when I was younger… and truthfully I still do. The unfortunate reality is that these mistakes often end up coming back to haunt us. Maybe you made…
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Here in America we often hear people say, “I don’t have to go to church to be a Christian!” Or, “All I need is the Bible!” In a perfect world, I might agree with you… but we don’t live in a perfect world, do we? During biblical times and in many cultures today, the idea…
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