Christmas is a profound lesson in how to treat your enemy …
As a kid I always thought it was fun to play with magnets. What I found fascinating was the feeling of taking two small magnets and moving […]
23
Dec
2014
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James Scott, Jr.
22
Dec
2014
Christmas teaches us to be little cookie people …
If God interrupted your day today with an audible conversation and explained to you that He wants to use your life, physically and in every way, to […]
21
Dec
2014
More than an astonishing story …
David Roher once wrote about how the advent of the motor home has made a lasting impact on camping and experiencing the great outdoors … “The motor […]
20
Dec
2014
Christmas reminds us we are born for a purpose …
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was […]
18
Dec
2014
In today’s church, this part of Christmas is missing …
Mitchell Dillon, senior pastor of Soncoast Community Church in Boca Raton, Florida, once reminisced on Christmases past … “When you grow up poor, Christmas can be more […]
18
Dec
2014
Of all the books I’ve reviewed, which do I recommend the most?
To date, I have posted 81 book reviews here on my blog, “Extraordinary Living.” Of those books, which do I most recommend? Well, the top three are […]
17
Dec
2014
Giving from an overflow v. sharing …
You hear a great deal of talk about “overflow” from many pulpits today. The fact is, if the church — or this world — relied on good, […]
15
Dec
2014
Christmas introduces us to God …
I was excited! I was full of anticipation! But I was also a little apprehensive. It was summertime in Arizona, I would be starting third grade in […]
14
Dec
2014
The cost of not caring about other people’s problems …
It’s easy to think that someone else’s problems don’t have anything to do with you. In more ways than one, that’s usually not true. The following story […]
14
Dec
2014
How to make a bad situation much worse …
A young boy lived in the country. So sparse was the country living of this boy’s family that they had to use an outhouse. It was hot […]