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Quick Kid Answers

Quick Kid Answers

The late Art Linkletter of TV fame used to have a program where he asked youngsters questions just to find out exactly what the kids were thinking. …

Papa

I’m told by a five-year-old that a grandfather is a man grandmother. Indeed. According to recent research the number one influence in an American teenager’s life is…

Beware the Hypocrisy of the Pharisees

Beware the Hypocrisy  of the Pharisees

The Pharisees were constantly harassing Jesus, trying to find in His teachings and actions something that they could criticize. They were jealous of Jesus, for He could…

The Gospel According to Jesus

The Gospel According to Jesus

Not long ago, I came across a little story about a man considering the meaning of eternal life: Thinking of the fullness and duration of this wonderful…

Achieving my Goal, The Ick Factor, and Chunky Dunkin’

Achieving my Goal, The Ick Factor, and Chunky Dunkin’

I just achieved a personal goal and I am rather pleased with myself. A few years ago I had a little incident where my blood pressure was…

Autophobia – Fear of Abandonment

Autophobia – Fear of Abandonment

Do you become attached to others too quickly?  Or, the opposite, do you avoid relationships because you are afraid of being dumped?  Do you end relationships even…

Jesus Experienced Human Emotions

Jesus Experienced Human Emotions

The New Testament tells us that Jesus was not only divine, but, also, human. That is, He experienced the same kinds of challenges that you and I…

In Jesus’ Name

In Jesus’ Name

Recently, I was reading about the importance of giving your children good names.  It reminded me of a list I’d seen of some bad names had by…

It’s the Law

It’s the Law

On July 1, 2017 sixty-four new laws went into effect in the state of Virginia.  This reporter is only going to touch on a few very important…

Spiders, Beagles, & Moving Heavy Things

Spiders, Beagles, & Moving Heavy Things

Apparently word gets around in the spider world as well as it does around here with people.  I started out with Octavia, an Orb spider who builds…