A guest post written by Blake Windal I work in the retail business, so I am very aware of the warnings to be vigilant about criminal threats while shopping and traveling. The volume of these warnings seems to increase during the holiday season and fear abounds that criminals are lying in wait to steal gifts, or that terrorists are
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A guest post written by Sheila Kelly On a blustery afternoon six days before Thanksgiving I was serving in my local Christian Science Reading Room when I was introduced to a lady near the sales counter who was listening to hymns on earphones. As she asked for a CD called Jubilation, we discovered that we had a mutual interest
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A guest post written by Carey Marvin During the Christmas season we have an opportunity to rejoice in our blessings. Celebrating the birth of the Christ understanding is an opportunity for daily growth through these inspired blessings. But when confronted with disturbing pictures regarding what is happening in the world, I am grateful for the opportunity to use this Christ
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Guest post written by Anne Cooling For a long time our country has been using predominately one type of healthcare, but more frequently the public is turning toward the successful use of alternative medicines. Deepak Chopra, MD states in “Medicine’s Great Divide – The view from the Alternative Side” that, “Over a decade ago, …the New England Journal of Medicine
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A guest post written by Stanley Swanson “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” This statement, found in the law book of all time, The Holy Bible, has kept me in good stead for over four decades ministering within the department of corrections. Working in Boston and in California has brought me
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A guest post written by Anne Stearns Condon (originally published in the Ventura County Star) Our dinner tables will soon be spread with the bounty of our perennial harvest. It is the great day of shared abundance known to all as Thanksgiving. Plates will be piled high with favorite dishes amid the usual traditional fare. This is a holiday that
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A guest post written by Madelon Maupin (originally posted November 2010) This week is National Bible Week, from the Sunday preceding Thanksgiving to the following Sunday. During this season of gratitude, it’s a perfect time to be thankful for the Scriptures that reveal man’s spiritual nature through the lives of the Bible’s characters. Starting with the glorious announcement in Genesis
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A guest post written by Valerie Elliott (originally posted November 2010) With the Thanksgiving season upon us, it is easy for me to give thanks! But it hasn’t always been that way for me. I was an agnostic for many years of my adulthood, and pretty much felt if there was a higher power, He wasn’t particularly interested in
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A guest post written by Penny Fine In one of the early Harry Potter movies, Harry and Ron are on their way back to Hogwarts School – not riding on the usual train, but driving through the air in Ron’s family’s yellow car. This unreal event was brought to mind recently when I was sitting with one of my cats,
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A guest post written by Fran Esser Throughout the Bible there are many accounts of singing – for comfort and to praise God. Today’s hymns and spiritual music continue to be meaningful and comforting. Below are examples of the wide variety of heavenly music available to those who want to sing of God. Mary Baker Eddy, Discoverer and Founder of
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