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It is amazing how much we (I) go with feelings over knowing. For example, I KNOW that God will supply all my needs because He tells me so in scripture. Yet, much of the time I don’t FEEL like my needs are being met. And I’m more likely than not going to go with my feelings and get down in the dumps (ole Southern saying). Many times, when God comes through as He promised then my feelings drive me…

The Cherokee Indian tribe had a ritual required of a boy who was approaching manhood. At a certain age the boy was blindfolded by his father and taken into the woods and sat on a stump. He was told that he would be there all night and was not to cry out for help or move from the stump. During the night there were all sorts of noises of animals, the wind, etc. If the boy persevered, in the morning…

Wake up America. Your rights are being siphoned away.

There is an old story about a frog, put into room temperature water which swam around happily as the water was gradually being heated. Eventually the frog died in boiling water. Had someone tried to throw the frog in boiling water, it would have immediately jumped out. The application of the story is that if we don’t pay attention to our environment, we may find ourselves in a situation that we…

My email inbox is constantly being filled with information about particular issues that people percieve to be the primary problem with the world and with appeals to join them in eradicating the problem. The appeals usually ask for funds to help them in their quest. Most, if not all, of these emails deal with real problems that do impact the world. However, I’m convinced that there is an answer…