30 Apr
Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele loves nothing more than capturing a gorgeous Minnesota landscape when the sunlight casts its most mesmerizing shadows. So when F.J. Bauer hires her in 1907 to assist in his studio and darkroom, her dreams for a career in photography appear to find root in reality.
With the infamous hazards [...]
29 Apr
Congratulations to Brian and Valerie on the birth of their daughter, Natalie Grace. She was born today! I am so excited that they will now get to share in the joys of parenthood with the rest of us. So my advice to the new parents:
1. People are going to ask you when you are going [...]
27 Apr
When I started college at North Greenville College, I realized that I held some beliefs simply because that’s what I had always heard. There were several things that I started researching in order to see what the Bible really said or did NOT say about these subjects. So when I saw the title of this [...]
23 Apr
I work at Waste Management and our main slogan is “Think Green!” Over the past few years that I have worked there, I have become more aware of how much I throw away and how much I could be recycling. It has started to bother me when I go to a Christian conference that provides [...]
14 Apr
A couple weeks ago, the Everettes gave us some free tickets to the Shriner’s Circus. I have never been to the circus (that I remember) and I was kind of excited to go. Unfortunately, it was not all I hoped it would be. However, Alyx had a fabulous time and that was the real goal [...]
13 Apr
So at the recommendation of a good friend and my husband, I finally read “The Shack.” So what did I think about it? Well, I really enjoyed it. It was kind of interesting the way it displayed the Trinity. The author must have done a lot of studying to develop the intimacy and details of [...]
11 Apr
Well, it’s Easter and although it’s not my favorite holiday, it’s probably the one that means the most to me (and without it, my favorite holiday, Christmas, is meaningless anyway). So what does Easter mean to me? Easter is a time when we can celebrate the hope of the world. And when I say hope, [...]
9 Apr
Last night, we went to the Chris Tomlin concert at Timmons Arena. It was really great, but it was kind of short. We sat on the center aisle on row 10. It was really good. I guess, it was a little weird in the beginning because as Frankie said, “There are way too many Christians [...]
6 Apr
This week, I received two great books. The first one is “Experiencing the Spirit,” by Drs. Henry and Mel Blackaby and the second is “The Treasure Principle,” by Randy Alcorn. In Acts, we see the first church exploding. Both of these books relate to those early church experiences.
In “Experiencing the Spirit,” Blackaby discusses the differences [...]
1 Apr
I have just finished a book, entitled “Clutter-Free Christianity,” by Robert Jeffress. It was really a great, practical book. Jeffress tackles the issue of spiritual transformation in a very real, easy to understand way. He explains that we live in a world where we are always distracted with secondary concerns and “The problem with focusing [...]
