45 days ago by Helen

Who knows the sorrows hidden behind joyful smiles and the kisses blown across the miles? Who sees the sadness creep in when loneliness stalks the vulnerable? Who shares in the grief of the broken heart? Who understands the misunderstood? Who reaches out to the lost and the weary? Who watches over th ...

62 days ago by Helen

There’s practical fear, a gift of God; that fear that protects us from impending danger. There’s a reverent fear, such as the fear of the Lord. Then there’s the fear the enemy uses to enslave us. Today, via DVD, Charles Stanley taught from Isaiah 41:10-13* and said, "Fear doesn’t fit you, don’t put ...

72 days ago by Helen

There are things in life we hang on to much too tightly; whether a child with his teddy - for comfort, security and friendship or a mother with her child - to love and protect them. But even scripture tells us to let go. Luke 14:33 says, “Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be m ...

90 days ago by Curmilus Dancy II Butch

There has been cases where the candidate that spent less money won the election. I am trying to figure out why certain black folks continue to say that we should give Cain a chance and that black folks will choose "Big Daddy Cain" over "Our" current President. "Big Daddy Cain" has not impressed me b ...

90 days ago by Curmilus Dancy II Butch

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Herman Cain said God convinced him to enter the race for president, comparing himself to Moses: "’You’ve got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?’" The Georgia business executive played up his faith Saturday after battling sexual harassment allegations for two weeks, trying t ...

138 days ago by Joe Wallace

You have to hand it to Todd Rundgren–when he wants to bewilder, he REALLY GOES FOR IT. I was surprised to learn this album came out in 2004. Liars by Todd Rundgren is a political statement to be sure, but this image of TR-i in flannel jammies and the Easter bunny getup make some run [...]

150 days ago by Helen

Which of the Ten Commandments do we break most frequently? Do you lie every day? Perhaps steal on a regular basis? Commit adultery, even if it’s ‘only in your mind’? In Exodus 20 we read the commands God gave Moses. God wrote them Himself on stone tablets (Exodus 31:18). God begins with what might l ...

155 days ago by Helen

Two city girls driving down a country road saw a shirtless farm boy carrying two large buckets of water. His muscles brought on the giggles as they pulled over, calling out, “How heavy are those buckets?” Without looking up, he hollered back, “Depends on how far you have to carry ‘em.” Insulted, one ...

161 days ago by Helen

Perception is everything. It’s responsible for life and death decisions and for unwinnable arguments and most likely for every war waged. Years ago I spoke for a Christian women’s organization, my topic? Perception. You can tell me at every turn and show me in every manner you can think up – that yo ...

800 days ago by The Jesus Bible

The Fifth day: the second creative act – animal life. And God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters ...