EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAINTS
As Christians, we understand that the true purpose and meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus and what He means to us. As a family we have always done the traditional things at Christmas time, including giving gifts, decorating a Christmas tree, and so on. Then one year, I read about a Christian...
When I was young, I often sat in church with the same group of friends because we were all taken to church by our families. However, we did not always want to be there. Several of these boys were older than me, and whatever foolishness they got...
Being followed by someone or something dangerous is a frightening experience. About a year ago, one of my sons who regularly rides his mountain bike in the Ashland, Oregon, watershed was stalked by a cougar. He did his best to frighten the animal away but had little success. ...
We have a Golden Retriever named Annie. She weighs over seventy-five pounds and is very lovable, but she also has a mind of her own, which is why we paid for her to go through a four-week obedience training program. In addition to learning basic obedience, this type of schooling...
I trust in God, wherever I may be,
Upon the land or on the rolling sea,
For come what may, from day to day,
My heavenly Father watches over me.
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These beautiful words written by W. C. Martin came over...
December calendars fill up faster than any other month of the year. Christmas programs, parties, and concerts along with the traditional family gatherings are slipped into the outlined squares as a reminder of when each seasonal activity takes place....
My grandson needed some extra money, and someone convinced him that if he bought a certain car, he could resell it for a profit. He never mentioned to us what he paid for it, but on top of the initial purchase price, it had...
In the early years of our marriage, our apartment had an interesting feature: the floor was wooden parquet (a checkerboard arrangement of wooden tiles) over a slab with radiant heat. For much of the time that we lived there,...
For many years my mother-in-law had a hunger for God. She attended numerous churches and special services that were held in her area, and eventually gave her life to the Lord and was truly saved. She was a happy Christian and found it easy to smile and praise the Lord. ...
My daughter got me started on Sudoku puzzles—the puzzles where you write numbers into a grid in a particular pattern. The grid is partially completed to begin with, so you use those numbers as clues to solve the rest of the pattern.
At...