By Thom Mollohan Annually watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas” with my children, compels me to consider the wistful wisdom of Peanuts comic strip creator Charles Schultz. The world of Snoopy, Linus, Schroeder, Lucy, Sally, Peppermint Patty and the rest is a bitter-sweet rehearsal of what so many people experience in real life. The gentle approach… [Read more…]
November 8, 2011
By Jeffrey Bridgman Get the freewarez lolz! (Did I even spell that right?!) For practically any type of software it is possible to find some sort of free alternative, usually called freeware (or open-source software). In fact, if you think you can’t afford a computer, visit a used computer store and ask for their bargain… [Read more…]
November 8, 2011
By Will Dole “I don’t have faith in faith or hope in hope. I believe in God, I have faith in His truth.”-Alex Campbell. (Don’t recognize the author of this quote? That’s because he was one of my best friends in high school and he died last year in a car accident.) As I thinking… [Read more…]
November 8, 2011
by Randy Kosloski I have pastor friend who stutters. Every time he has to speak, in person or on the phone, with anyone, his struggle punches him right in the diaphragm. I love this guy, so I asked to speak to him about his stammer, arrogantly believing that I could help him overcome his hindrance.… [Read more…]
November 8, 2011
The Merry Monk I’ve been thinking about prostitutes, the Church and Jesus lately – not necessarily in that order. There’s a story in the Bible about a prostitute who simply had to get some time with Jesus. She wanted to get close to Him so desperately that she went to a dinner put on by… [Read more…]
November 8, 2011
By Billy Lorne Through my teen years I was overweight, insecure and “somber,” as Mother would say. In my Bronx neighborhood, guys took pride in having sex with as many girls as possible — the more sex they had, the manlier they considered themselves. So I was in a real predicament at 19 — and… [Read more…]
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