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April 2007
It Got Out of Control

When Jill was hoping for life after so much death she read this.  It gave her light in a dark time.  Isaiah 61:3
    To all who mourn God will give:
    Beauty ...
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When Death is Closer Than You Can Bear

    When the phone rang early in the morning on July 4, 1991, we didn’t realize it was a call that would change our lives forever.
   
    The call in...
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When Life's Full of Dead Birds

    While working as a hospital chaplain for cancer patients, I read a line from G.K. Chesterton.  It would read well on my tombstone:  “He is a [sane] man who can have ...
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Resurrection
    Do not go gently into that ‘Good Night’.  As a student those words stirred deeply in me and caused me to move from “if” I die, to “when” I d...
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Britney Spears and Death
    Death is big business – maybe our biggest business.  
    I am not referring to doctors, hospice workers, nurses, funeral directors, churches and lawyers wh...

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Celebrate Recovery
    Celebrate Recovery is for any one 18 and over, who wishes to recover from struggles with anger, pride, over-eating, low self esteem, depression, pornography, sex, fear, past scars, ...
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Hope for Healing Life's Hurts

Our response to pain is to stop it as quickly as possible.  If my head throbs, I look for the aspirin bottle.  When my father-in-law nearly cut off his arm with a chain saw, we wasted no tim...
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A Primer for Charitable Deductions
    Tax time is always a good opportunity to be reminded of the guidelines of charitable contributions. Similar gifts made in different ways will yield remarkably different results. The...
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Survivors Float

    The last two weeks have been intense.
    A bomb goes boom.
    What do the two statements above have in common? Both are accurate, but neither conveys t...
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Upcoming Events
April 3: Passover

April 6:  Good Friday

April 8:  Resurrection Sunday

April 11: Metro Prayer Breakfast – Cox Convention Center – Great Hall.  $15.00.  RSVP required. ...

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Her Final Goodbye
    Through Crystal’s tears, she wrote goodbyes to her daughter and son.  And as her tears continued flowing, she wrote her final goodbye to her husband, Chris, using the bac...
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An Interesting Life

Allow me to introduce myself.
I am a caterpillar, bright green
(A lovely shade, if I say so myself.)
With 16 legs (well, actually, fifteen
But that’s another story.)

My world view is somewhat limited
...
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Where Do I Spend the Most Time?

    The American worker is on the job an average of 60 hours per week.  Over one-third of his time is committed to his job.  Christian men and women have the opportunity to le...
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ABCs for a New Direction

It is our prayer that something, anything in this publication has moved you to search for The Light in your own life and it is our purpose to connect you with someone or The One that can punch holes i...
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