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A foundation of faith has eternal significance

Some folks cringe when Mother’s Day comes around. For them, “Mom” conjures up images of irresponsibility, insecurity, abuse and neglect. “Mom” might have played a biological role, but she had no warmth and no nurturing instinct. For these folks, Mother’s Day is a painful reminder of what they’ve missed, and they’d just as soon never remember, thank you! One friend often skips the Mother’s Day service at her church. If I’d had her mother, I might skip, too. Others, of course, believe they won the “Mom” lottery. Mom was a constant force for good in their lives, ...

Nothing is ever out of God’s control

Hi, my name is Mark and I’m a control freak. I’d like to make myself sound a little better and say that a different way, perhaps, something like, “Hi, my name is Mark and I am a perfectionist who likes to get things right. Word games, however, wouldn’t change the fact: I am a control freak. Since I’m confessing here, let me continue and admit: I’m scared. Scared of what will happen if things get out of control. Afraid that I will disappoint others and disgust myself if I don’t get everything right. Fearful of the rejection I’ll experience when people discover how ...

We shouldn’t be prompted to seek revenge

Brett Blair tells about a Swedish woman whose husband dumped her and took up with a younger woman after 17 years of marriage. In his divorce filing, the man claimed the downtown apartment where they had been living. His soon-to-be ex-wife agreed to give up the apartment, but asked for 3 days to pack and move out. She hired movers and cleared her things from the apartment. Then she sat down with a glass of chardonnay and a pound of raw shrimp and celebrated being rid of that jerk. After finishing her snack, she took some of the shrimp shells and put them inside the hollow core of each ...

Grow beyond the need for revenge

Brett Blair tells about a Swedish woman whose husband dumped her and took up with a younger woman after 17 years of marriage. In his divorce filing, the man claimed the downtown apartment where they had been living. His soon-to-be ex-wife agreed to give up the apartment, but asked for 3 days to pack and move out. She hired movers and cleared her things from the apartment. Then she sat down with a glass of chardonnay and a pound of raw shrimp and celebrated being rid of that jerk. After finishing her snack, she took some of the shrimp shells and put them inside the hollow core of each ...

How does your Heavenly Father think of you?

Reuben Gonzales is simply known as “The Legend” in the world of racquetball. Back in 1985, in the early days of Gonzales’ career, he was playing Max Hogan in a best of 5 series. With the series tied at 2 games each and at match point in the deciding game, Gonzales hit a forehand kill shot that the referee called “good” and awarded the serve and momentum to Gonzales. But Gonzales confessed to the referee, saying, “It skipped” and yielded the game and match to Hogan. Afterward, when reporters asked why he had been so honest when the referee’s mistake would likely have made ...

When life on earth ends

By Mark Wilmoth The request came twice in less than one week: “Please, lay hands on them and pray and ask God to send them back.” Both requests came from family members who had just lost a child. That’s the worst kind of loss. Most of us grow up knowing that we will probably lose our parents one day. When we marry, it’s for “as long as we both shall live.” One of us will probably say “goodbye” to the other. But parents shouldn’t have to bury their children. “Please, lay hands on them and pray and ask God to send them back” they pleaded. One person even added, “I ...