November 2007
The Golden Compass

The other day in Walmart, my son brought me a book, His Dark Materials, and wanted to buy it. I knew better and told him the author hates Christianity. My son opened up the books fly-leaf to show me o...
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Tealridge

The morning that I interviewed Marketing Director, Anita Kelly, I arrived early. Walking in, I was greeted by the receptionist’s warm smile. I told her of my appointment with Anita. She guided m...
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Two Fathers, Two Feasts

I Drove the Family to Grandma’s last night for Thanksgiving. Three hours into the six-hour trip, I realized that I was in a theology lab.

A day with a car full of kids will teach you a lot ab...
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Music to My Ears

I drove with the radio blasting a catchy tune and rhyming phrase. I was traveling out-of-town with our four grandchildren, ages 2 to 10 ½.

 

As the kids all sang the words, I found mysel...
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Notes from the Editor

Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming. I have been thankful for Aaron Stern many times. I was thankful when he helped his dad mow and trim the church grounds.

 

I was thankful often as he picke...
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[Push P-A-U-S-E]
Push PAUSE

When I ask people these days, “How are you?” the most common response I receive is summed up in a nasty word four-letter word: Busy! Admittedly, my own life seems hectic, over scheduled, a...
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Help Protect Your Nest Egg

With so many families trying to make the most of their take home pay, it is easy to see why retirement planning is considered as automatic as a daily paycheck deduction, or something we think we can w...
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A Martyr’s Story: From the Eyes of the Victims Sons

Iran, December 1993: An Islamic judge in northern Iran condemned a zealous Christian convert from Islam, Mehdi Dibaj, to death. His crime was apostasy. Dibaj had already served 10 years in prison. Bis...
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Lessons from Highway 7

Highway 7 out of Hot Springs snakes north through the Ozark Mountains. Like a roller coaster, the turns are sudden and frequent. For some one, like me, who is always in a hurry, this road is torture.

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Hold On To Your Honey

 2007 has been a disappointing year for animated family films. Shrek 3" proved that it needed the master touch of Andrew Adamson, and Meet the Robinsons" proved a little too offbeat for mainstrea...
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