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Strange Bedfellows

"And Herod with his soldiers treated him (Jesus) with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. - Luke »

A Lost Art: Instilling Respect

We wanted to share an article written  for The Washington Post by Patricia Dalton, Clinical Psychologist, Paul Anderson Family Strong Center.  Written in 2007, possibly even more relevant today . There's been a fundamental change in family life, and it has played out over the years in my office. Teachers, pediatricians »

Heart

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Proverbs 4:23 How true! Guard your heart! For it is the organ that constantly pumps life through your body. Your brain is essential for thinking, conversing and directing your body's functions, but the heart keeps your body »

No Nonchalant God

"Then Job answered and said, ‘Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. »

Last Breath

"It is appointed unto man to die once, and after that the judgement." Hebrews 9:27 As a witness to someone's last breath you are in the presence of the most momentous events of their whole life - the threshold of eternity. My wife, sister, and I watched this past September »

Free?

"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36 Many people who live in America consider themselves free. What exactly does "free" mean in the context of life in America? What does "free indeed" words from the Gospel of John really refer to in anyone's »

Unity Demands Discernment

"I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts »

The Balancing Act

“We are just so busy.  “We don’t have time.  “I just can’t balance it all. Have you ever said anything that sounds like that?  Chances are we all have because we’re all trying to “do it all.  If you’re not there now, you probably have been or will be.  Our »

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