Pastor Ronnie started the first week of his One-Eighty series by saying that in the world we live in, there is little repentance. There is plenty of remorse, regret, plenty of guilt, even some shame. Sadly, all this usually stems from being caught, not from a feeling of having done something wrong.
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Melissa & Joey – Not for Family TV Time
When I heard that Melissa Joan Hart & Joey Lawrence were teaming up for a new sitcom on ABC Family, I was excited! I enjoyed Ms. Hart as both Clarissa (she explained it all!) and Sabrina the teenage witch. I’ve been watching Joey from a cute little guy on Gimme A Break to a good [...]
Read the rest of this entry »I Know Who I Am!
I KNOW WHO I AM! I am God’s child (John 1:12 ) I am Christ’s friend (John 15:15 ) I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17 ) I am bought with a price (1 Cor. 6:19 -20) I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1) I am a personal witness of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Good Deed: 9-Year-Old Feeds Homeless
We all want to do something to help, but most choose to serve a few hours in a local soup kitchen or donate to the local food bank or women’s shelter. Third grader Katie Stagliano grew a ginormous cabbage on accident and donated it to a local soup kitchen and felt pretty good about it. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Road Rage on 316
Friday, August 6, 2010. Approximately 8:40 p.m. Hwy 316 W between the cities of Bethlehem and Winder, GA.
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I was going through some saved emails from a few years back & came across this gem. I’m not sure where it originated but I remember now why I saved it.
Read the rest of this entry »Valentine’s Day 2010
Valentine’s Day is THE day that couples across America celebrate their love, whether it has only been a few weeks or decades in the making. It is a source of stress for some, absolute joy for others. There are many stories as to the origins of this day, and many holiday purists define February 14th [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Blue Moon New Year’s Eve — Define Your Vision for the New Year and Make it Happen
Goodbye, 2009. Hello, 2010. Ready or not, here it comes. Another year is in the making, the beginning of another decade. This New Year’s Eve is an extra special one. Ever hear of a blue moon? It happens when there are two full moons in a month, and it only happens every 2.5 years. Even rarer is when it occurs on New Year’s Eve – only once every 19 years!
Read the rest of this entry »Holiday Bugs – Buzz Off!
No, this isn’t a rant about 6+ legged critters. It’s about the GERMS that permeate the air as people lock themselves indoors as a shield from the elements.
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Refelections Nov. 17, 2009
This is gonna be a long one. We’re going through a little something in the family (AC & I are FINE). I spent quite a bit of time reading today. Much more than I usually do. I’m looking for answers. I’m finding advice, but I know it won’t be received in the way I intend. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Even the little things are big things
There are days when I feel I am prancing about in filthy rags. I don’t start my day out that way, and it’s not that I feel my clothes are shabby, but rather that I am pretending everything is hunky-dory, when in fact, I’m battling with issues of my flesh.
Read the rest of this entry »Cancer – The Dreaded Diagnosis
CANCER. It’s a word you hope you never hear, yet it’s all around us. It seems like every other day someone else has a family member who is fighting cancer in some form. We pray for these people. We grieve when they lose the battle. We rejoice and praise God when the cancer is defeated.
Read the rest of this entry »The Butterfly Circus
A wonderful short film from Joshua Weigel at the Doorpost Film Project with a message of hope. Take 20 minutes to watch, and you’ll never be the same!
Read the rest of this entry »It’s All About Choices
“It’s my inner world that rocks ‘n rolls!” Each day, we are presented with things Beyond our control. The weather. A sick child. Someone else’s bad mood.
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