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Opinionated

"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!...Therefore, as the tongue of the fire »

Irksome Prayer

"We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." - 2 Corinthians 10:5 "Prayer is irksome." So admits C.S. Lewis in writing to his brother about prayer. He says, "An excuse to omit it is never unwelcome. We are reluctant to begin. We are delighted to finish. While »

The Megalomaniacal God

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5-6 The atheist Richard Dawkins has described God in this way: "The God of the Old Testament is arguably »

Just This Once…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It seems pretty harmless, doesn’t it? You know, that little habit you practice when no one else is around. I’m just going to visit this one website. No one will know. I’ll only stay on it for a minute anyway. Scripture refers to Satan as the Father of Lies. From »

Love to the Uttermost

"Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end." - John 13:1 "Everybody don't have somebody" was the title a »

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 »

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