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Be Salt, Not Salty by April Boddie One of the most essential ingredients in food is salt. You will use it in practically every recipe that you prepare. Salt brings a flavor to food that no other ingredient has […]
Originally published on thefirstdayofspring.net, December 2015 Each year, I feel like something new strikes me at Christmas. I’ve read the story of baby Jesus hundreds of times, but it seems each year something pops out that I never saw before. […]
“If I Could Go Back, I’d Do It All Differently” by Kaitlin Chappell Everyone always says, “If I could go back, I wouldn’t change a thing.” I’m a strong believer that everything happens for a reason, so I agree that […]
Race Matters by Alex Shipman RACE MATTERS! ETHNICITY MATTERS! Well, what do you mean by that, Alex? It matters because it matters to God. Wait a minute, pastor! I thought God was color blind and doesn’t see race. Why would […]
Understanding My Serenity A Christian Look at the Serenity Prayer by Rev. Robin Arnold The Serenity Prayer God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and Wisdom to know […]
Wanderlust or Committed Trust? by Kelly Wilson Mize Certain words have the power to make or break my day. Six little syllables, coming from the mouth of my husband, have the capacity to send me into a semi-nauseous, hyperventilating state. […]
“CLEANING MY PLATE” by Morgan Hopper I love to eat. I have ALWAYS loved to eat. To this day my mom brags about how I was such a good little eater. I’ve never passed up food, especially sweets, and I […]
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so I’ve found it interesting to learn that the Pilgrim’s first Thanksgiving feast probably wasn’t the first Thanksgiving feast. Actually, many scholars believe the Pilgrims based their Thanksgiving feast on a biblical one, the Feast […]
Would Jesus Use Facebook? by Donna Jackson Several years ago, church leaders from our area were invited to a conference in Atlanta. Breakout sessions for pastors, teachers, and children’s ministry leaders like me offered a wealth of information and new […]
Hold Down the Fort by Kenneth & Victoria Jones 1 Timothy 3:5 (NIV) “If anyone does not know how to manage his own family how can he take care of God’s church.” This may get real tight for many of […]