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Tag Archives: family
Victories Don’t Come By Accident
In the recent film, “War Room,” an energetic and exuberant elderly lady helps a young black professional couple to save their marriage as a result of wisdom gained through a lifetime of dealing with bitterness over the death of her … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged culture, demonology, family, logistics, movie review, strategy
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Book Review: The New Jewish Wedding
The New Jewish Wedding, by Anita Diamant As someone with a family heritage of Judaism that, if my ancestors were not observant since at least the 19th century or so, there was still some sort of vestigial cultural interest in … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Church of God, History, Love & Marriage
Tagged family, Judaism, legitimacy
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Book Review: Struggle For Intimacy
Struggle For Intimacy, by Janet G. Woitiz This is one of the used books I purchased while attending the feast in Steamboat Springs, and it was read by one of the people I stayed with, and was bought with the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, Love & Marriage
Tagged abuse, alcoholism, children, family
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A Sound And Beautiful Mind
In the book (and its film adaptation) A Beautiful Mind, a great deal of attention is paid to the seeming incongruity of a mind that is gifted in mathematical reasoning with a facility for elegant proofs and a simultaneous high … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God, Musings
Tagged family, friendship, justice, psychology, respect
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The Hunt For Tchotchkes
While the gasoline on my rental car [1] dwindled further and further towards empty, it was my responsibility to drive four ladies to all of the open thrift stores in Steamboat Springs in order to hunt for various items, once … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged business, family, food, logistics, travel
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How Good Of An Ambassador Are You?
For reasons that are beyond my own personal influence or control, I have found the topics of the messages so far this Feast of Tabernacles to be extremely practical and worthwhile. For the second split sermon today, for example, an … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, International Relations, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged authority, diplomacy, family, leadership, legitimacy
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Book Review: God And Churchill
God And Churchill: How The Great Leader’s Sense Of Divine Destiny Changed His Troubled World and Offers Hope For Ours, by Jonathan Sandys & Wallace Henley [Note: This book has been provided free of charge by Tyndale Publishers in exchange … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Book Reviews, Christianity, History, Military History
Tagged England, family, political history, World War II
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Back On Track
Strikingly, the theme of today’s sermon message in my local congregation, which was one of the few local congregations to have services today, since most people are either at or en route to the Feast of Tabernacles as we speak, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, History, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged abuse, authority, children, family, legitimacy, respect, trust
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Book Review: Dear Mary
Dear Mary: Lessons From The Mother Of Jesus For The Modern Mom, by Sarah Jakes [Note: This book has been provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] Sarah Jakes, a deeply engaging and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Book Reviews, Christianity, History, Love & Marriage
Tagged children, family
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Book Review: Higher Places: The Spirituality Found Through Our Dogs
Higher Places: The Spirituality Found Through Our Dogs, by Annette Marie Spiezio [Note: This book was provided by Outskirts Press in exchange for an honest review.] In reading this book, as someone who is not nor has ever been a … Continue reading
