For most Americans, a shower is a daily necessity. My wife and I have been married for 20 years and I know she has showered at least once, every single day we’ve been married. I don’t share her singular passion for cleanliness, so about once a month I go without a shower on a Saturday. [...]
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O mundane grace, how dull the sound, What’s grace, and why do I need it? Though I may [...]
To my dear readers, (both of you) I would like to wish you and your family a very happy and memorable Christmas. The whole reason we celebrate is to commemorate the greatest gift ever given. Christmas is the time to honor Jesus of Nazareth, God the Son, the Son of [...] There’s a scene early in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” where a character named Red, played by Morgan Freeman, sits before a parole board that is reviewing his case to consider whether he should be released from prison.
PAROLE BOARD MEMBER: We see by your file you’ve served twenty years of a life sentence. [...] A. Mankind started out living with God, our maker, in a very personal, intimate way that nobody can imagine today. Then Adam and Eve sinned and we became separated from this way of being with God. The Gospel is God’s way of getting us back into this communion or fellowship by saving us from sin [...] The hymn, “Abide with Me” was written by Henry F. Lyte in 1847. My favorite verse of that great hymn appears below. Click here to hear the music while you read the lyrics. I need thy presence every passing hour. What but thy grace can foil the tempter’s power? Who like thyself [...] “But I’m a good person…” I’ve heard that statement many times, usually from a Christian friend or family member; often from a non-religious person as well. When a discussion about life after death comes up, the subject inevitably turns to heaven, who goes there and why. According to an ABC poll, 85 percent of Americans [...] |
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