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Baby Wise…. Or foolish?
I am mostly posting this blog for myself- so I don’t forget. I often read over my blogs as a journal for my forgetful self. But honestly I also hope someone, maybe someone pregnant, adopting or hoping to someday do one of the two, will stumble upon it as well… Continue reading
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“Pocket Dictionary” Series from IVP
InterVarsity Press has done something that publishers love to do: find a niche and fill it with a book series. Who hasn’t heard of the “Dummies” series of books (IDG), for example? (I pitched one myself back when I was writing computer books years ago and almost landed it)… Continue reading
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Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18: What Gives Us Worth?
Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time June 19, 2013 In ancient Mediterranean culture, people’s decisions about daily life were, in very large measure, rooted in considerations of honor. Would my action be considered honorable? Would the undertaking I was contemplating increase my Continue reading
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100 Days
A meme comparing Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis. Photo courtesy CatholicVote.org John Carr of Georgetown University offers a wonderful summary at America Magazine of what will soon be Pope Francis’ first 100 days as the Holy Father. Carr also looks ahead… Continue reading
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Tirta Empul ~ The Water Temple
I have been very ummmmm, busy obsessively reading Bear and Tiffani’s blogs. Two friends –well I mean, sort of. I barely know Tiffani but she feels like a friend after reading her blog. Is that weird? Anywho… two friends who are/were traveling… Continue reading
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CFBA Review:Lock,Stock, and Over a Barrel by:Melody Carlson
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Lock, Stock and Over a Barrel B&H Publishing Group (April 30, 2013) by Melody Carlson ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Over the years, Melody Carlson has worn many hats, from pre-school teacher to youth counselor to political activist to senior editor. … Continue reading
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Amish…A Simplier Life?
Almost Amish: One Woman’s Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life By: Nancy Sleeth Genre: Nonfiction Pages: 272 Published: 2012 Read: June 3 out of 5 stars I felt this book has a lot of great ideas; however I strongly dislike the author. First, how can she be “almost Amish” and Continue reading
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Someday
This week I went back to one of my favorite genres, Christian fiction. I kept hearing about a new author in my hometown of Memphis, TN, so I had to seek her out. Jae Henderson’s first novel, Someday has been reviewed at local book clubs, and the … Continue reading
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A book for well-intentioned liberals
From this review of Jean-Francoise Revel’s book below, it is obvious he saw through the facade of Communism and then Progressivism and the grave danger both cause to human existence on planet Earth. Both of these political movements are distinctly antithetical to democracies Continue reading
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How important is the Apocrypha?
One of my interests that separates me from many people within my church group is really my interest in those set of books commonly called the Apocrypha. (I’m really interested in the much wider net of Second Temple literature, but we’ll stick with the apocrypha). It is… Continue reading
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What I’ve Read So Far This Year
So we’re about halfway through the year, and I’ve managed to read a couple books! I’m not as avid a reader as I am a movie watcher, so I’m always delighted when I get to read something. My Kindle, which I got as a birthday gift last year, has … Continue reading
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Wine in Beowulf
Several weeks ago I presented a paper at the International Congress on Medieval Studies 2013 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The panel was a joke and I was embarrassed to be a part of it, but my analysis, I think, was not uninteresting: Win of Wunderfatum: The Significance of Wine in Beowulf When… Continue reading
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Beyond Religion
At a Buddhist Monastery in Seoul Yesterday the New York Times published an article about the startling decline of religion in Western Europe (in particular the decline of Christianity). A recent survey showed that less than 50% of the population in Europe say … Continue reading
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Worldview Theory
Counseling Theory Paper Kenyatta J. Spencer COUN 510 independence University Abstract My paper explores my centering casualty from a worldview perspective. Individuals that focus on past behaviors and screws put iodine oer perturb in their disembodied spiritstyles. Our decisions and reactions argon … Continue reading
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The Role of the Church in Rebuilding Nigeria
This post is from one of our respected Church Leader Pastor Wale Adefarasin was the National General Secretary of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria. The Role of the Church in Rebuilding Nigeria Pastor Wale Adefarasin Many would describe Nigeria as being Continue reading
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