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This Is Christianity

By admin | Published: August 17, 2012

Mark Twain is quoted as saying; if Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be – a Christian. the sad truth is the way many people who claim to be Christians today live their lives, Mr. Twain would be correct. A Christian by definition is a person who believes in and [...]

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BLOG Short And Sweet: Some Short Story Recommendations

By admin | Published: July 11, 2012

Short stories are a bit of a passion of mine and while hanging around the genre section at my local library I noticed the book Death’s excellent Vacation, a collection of short stories by various authors and edited by Charlaine Harris, of Sookie Stackhouse fame. I read the list of contributing authors and a fair [...]

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In Our View: Giving Thanks for Mothers

By admin | Published: May 17, 2012

It has become common around this time every year to see media reports about how much a mother’s work is worth.She’s a protector, a provider, a counselor, a planner, and a fixer of broken items ranging from bicycles to hearts. Throw in occasional duties as chef and cleaner and chauffeur and reader of bedtime stories [...]

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Parents ‘too busy to read bedtime stories’ to their kids

By admin | Published: March 13, 2012

Parents stressed from struggling to make ends meet are too tired to read to their children, with a quarter getting someone else to do it, a new study has found. The study found that less than a third read to their children every day and half say they are too busy to read and that [...]

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Q and A: About Creation

By admin | Published: December 29, 2011

Six days of Creation and one day of rest.  Absolutely amazing!  the Bible says that man is without excuse for believing in God.  I believe that with all my heart, especially when I just look around at all the wonders of beauty surrounding us.  Nature speaks of a loving and creative God.  I believe it [...]

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I should get a Masters in Fairy Tale Evolution

By admin | Published: December 4, 2011

Part Eight of my thoughts on Peggy Orenstein’s Cinderella Ate my Daughter. Ripping a book apart is not complete without me nitpicking, so I have to nitpick now.  on page 100, Orenstein says “Which brings me back to fairy tales” (Orenstein 100).  Um, excuse me?  When were you on fairy tales?  Aside from discussing Disney [...]

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Must Reads 11/15/2011

By admin | Published: November 15, 2011

Share “Just five more minutes. Let me finish this part.” How many times did you use an excuse like this when your parents tried to tear you away from a great book, game, comic, or movie? your parents were calling you to clean your room, go to bed, or sit down to dinner, but all [...]

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