Is God Fair?
By Warren Mueller
When a child dies of cancer, a home is destroyed by a tornado or one neighbor is laid off while another is promoted, I sometimes hear people say, “It’s not fair.” Some people live long lives and are wealthy while others live short lives in poverty. Some are taller, more attractive, talented, stronger, etc. It doesn’t seem fair when the son of a vice president of a company is hired and promoted before others. We have all experienced things in our lives that do not seem fair. It’s true that life is not fair but does this mean God is not fair?
A Passion Denied
Written By Julie Lessman
Reviewed By Donald James Parker
Julie Lessman is a master (or should I use the term mistress) of taking her readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Her characters, despite the fact she has so many of them involved in the story, come alive as real people and not caricatures gilded with religious veneer. The extended Connor family members are normally admirable but not flawless people. They try to cling to God, but the common struggles all humans must deal with in the areas of pride and passion never stray far from their door. The exposé of pride and its damaging effects is one of the highlights of this book. I would hazard a guess that pride has killed more marriages than lust. Julie does a great job of convincing her readers that if they want precious love to last, pride must be laid aside so the spouse can come astride and peace can abide. (Sorry, I just had a poetic moment). At times I was provoked enough to want to slap one of the characters on the side of the head and tell them to wake up and smell the Irish coffee. I had to keep telling myself, this is just a book.
The Love of God
By Brenda Jackson
To what can you compare the love of God? Should we dare to compare it to the love of our life? Or even with the love a mother has for her child? We dare not! God’s love holds no bars to any love that anyone has experienced.
Batten Down the Hatches
June 2, 2024 by admin
Filed under Family Focus
By Jane Thornton
"The British are coming! The British are coming!""Batten down the hatches!""All hands, man your battle stations!"Warnings which echo through the ages. A similar cry rings throughout my household once a month.
Fitness and Aging
May 30, 2024 by admin
Filed under Health and Fitness
By Don S. Otis
Jim is a 66-year-old former retired professor. He is a hiker, plays squash and has kayaked the Hudson River, The Columbia, and The Florida Keys. He is always looking for some new adventure, a new challenge. In functional terms, Jim is much younger than his chronological age.
