Category Archives: Comfort & Joy

The Christmas Candle

While you’re counting your blessings, here’s something else to be grateful for this Thanksgiving; a brand new counter-cultural 🙂 movie. It looks like a wonderful one to go see with the whole family this holiday season ~   Deep in … Continue reading

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One small shoebox…

… can help make a miracle ~     Tomorrow is the last day to drop off shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. It’s not too late to “build” one online. And of course, you can donate to this wonderful cause … Continue reading

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CHRISTmas Shopping

Although almost every U.S. retailer relies heavily on the annual boost in sales during “the holidays,” not all of them are willing to acknowledge the reason for the season. They’re more than happy to take your money but – like … Continue reading

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Turns out dandelions are good for something after all

Imagine that! Those annoyingly persistent weeds, the bane of every groundskeeper and proud homeowner, actually have a redeeming value. Science Daily reported last month that the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME) in Germany, has developed a … Continue reading

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Christmas is coming… it’s Operation Shoebox Time!

So pack up a box – or two or three – along with Uncle Si ~       Collection week is November 18-25. Click HERE to find a drop-off location near you.

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Floating Hope to the Hopeless

The “Hermit Kingdom” of North Korea is inarguably one of the darkest corners on the planet, both figuratively and literally. The country is basically one big indoctrination center; a communist dictatorship worse than Cuba.   Because the only deities allowed … Continue reading

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Awesome video! A new life begins…

Wow! If everyone considering an abortion watched this video, Planned Parenthood would be out of business tomorrow ~     For any Darwin enthusiasts out there; while you’re watching this miracle unfold, try to determine – at each point in … Continue reading

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Eyes on “The Cross” – Nov. 7th

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. ~ 2 Timothy 4:7 ~   Tomorrow night, Billy Graham will be making what will most likely be his last television appearance. At 95 … Continue reading

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Whatever things are lovely…

Sunday reflections ~   Time perhaps, to step away from the crude, rude, noisy and crass in our daily lives for a few quiet moments, and ponder the Truth…   Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Lady Liberty!

President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on this date (October 28th) in 1886. Construction in Paris took almost ten years and when completed, the statue was disassembled into 350 pieces, shipped across the Atlantic and reassembled on her … Continue reading

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“Country’s a mess because we’ve turned our back on God”

Amen to that huh? Franklin Graham recently talked with NewsMax about his father’s new book, “The Reason for My Hope: Salvation,” and the current state of the nation ~ “Our country is in a mess, no question, and it seems … Continue reading

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#1MVetMarch

Up-date: 10-14-13 1:00pm ~ Government shutdown doesn’t stop the feds from spending more $$ that they don’t have to replace barricades at the D.C. memorials: Beyond parody: Barricades already put back up at DC memorials. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In case you missed … Continue reading

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