Bad Hair Days and Endurance
September 20, 2023 by admin
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By Sarah Onderdonk
Thirty years ago, a hair stylist with two detached retinas took one look at my baby-fine locks and said, “You need some layers!” So I went under the knife. Little did I know that it would take the better part of three decades to get rid of them! Over the years, I have looked like a little boy named Sue, a little girl named Fred, and a virtual biosphere of exotic pets and foliage. Let’s see. One year I looked like a cornered hedgehog. Then there was the year I resembled an hallucinogenic mushroom. And long will I remember the home perm that turned me into the living embodiment of an electrocuted sheep dog. If only Tim Burton was around back then… I’d be famous.
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Some Folks Are Just Pessimists
By Ronnie Wyatt
Bob was an avid duck hunter that was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve a duck! The first person he wanted to show his amazing new friend to was one of his hunting buddies who was an eternal pessimist. This hunting buddy of his refused to be impressed with anything.
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Guilt and Grace
By Jan Brand
It was a good day when someone told me Jesus was a better Savior than I was a sinner. Like the old song, “I was sinking deep in sin…”
For much of my life, I lived with fear. I can remember few times in my life when I wasn’t dogged by torment, and it always came down to my not being enough–fill in the blank.
I’m not talking about the kind of fear where you are afraid of the dark. I’m talking about cringing, heart-pounding, mouth drying, fear that left me weak and exhausted, sometimes for a day or two after the panic attack.
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Choosing Contentment
September 17, 2023 by admin
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By Sarah Onderdonk
In the book of Ruth, we are given a rich and sentimental portrait of divine and human love. Bible interpreters point to themes of redemption and loyalty. There’s also a sustaining note of contentment.
Ruth, as you may recall, is the daughter-in-law of Naomi, who has lost both her husband and two sons. Ruth is encouraged by her mother-in-law to return to her original home to start life anew. Ruth, instead, has “clung” (Ruth 1:14) to Naomi and vowed:
“… Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” (Ruth 1:16)
Facing Obstacles
September 16, 2023 by admin
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By Jennifer Kearson
Ever since we have been placed on this Earth, we have been bombarded with obstacles. Some may seem harder than others; however, God will not let us face more than we can handle. As many of us have experienced it, facing obstacles is not an easy task, but it is what makes us become stronger Christians.
