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Noxious Anxiety

Scriptural Basis: “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew »

Be a Man!

Scriptural Basis: “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage (i.e. be a man); be strong! Do everything in love. I Corinthians 16:13-14 Anderson's Applications: It is a tragic story; a crisis any father can hardly fathom. Fox News today carried the report of an »

Don't Worry, Be Happy

The Bobby McFerrin song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy, is actually a pretty fair description of the practical world view of many people today, but especially young people. And the wise King Solomon agrees with what we who work with young people, or parent them, observe: Happiness is an all consuming pursuit, wherever or however it can be found! Unfortunately, little thought is dedicated to distinguishing happiness that will last. Once gained for a moment and more easily lost, there is a compulsion to restore it in either familiar or increasingly dangerous ways. Solomon certainly agrees that the joy and vigor of youth is an inherent pleasure, a rich blessing for the young person. As we see in the final chapter of Ecclesiastes (Chapter 12), those of us with some years on us can surely relate to the poets apt description of our deteriorating bodies, and the lack of joy they can produce in us. We sometimes view the young with envy and nostalgia.

Impossible!

Scriptural Basis: “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show that they should always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Anderson's Applications: As a »

Boomer Died Today

Scriptural Basis: “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with »

Counting on A Long Life?

Scriptural Basis: “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Isaiah 46:4 Anderson's Applications: This week the news carried the picture of »

A Date that Will Live In Infamy: Dec. 7, 1941 or April 15th?

Scriptural Basis: Then He said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s. Matthew 22:21 Anderson's Applications: “A date that will live in infamy, is how President Roosevelt described December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day; but many Americans seem to believe it is as »

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