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A social worker who had recently transferred from the big city to the mountains was touring her new territory. She came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen. Intrigued, she knocked on the door. "A... read more..

Jesus Christ is the Supreme One. {audio}podcast/sm20100530.mp3{/audio} ... read more..

Fun should leave you feeling good so this video of soldiers surprising their loved ones has found its way into the funblog.   ... read more..

We can't force our children and other people to trust in Jesus, but we can live in such a way as to impact them toward desiring God to work in their lives as He has in ours. {audio}podcast/sm20100523... read more..

Sometimes it is best to err on the side of caution. This, however, has not always been my practice down through the years. In fact, I am not very good when it comes to practicing anything, just ask th... read more..

As a recently divorced police officer, and new to the dating scene, I was thrilled but slightly intimidated to be dating a lovely woman with a young daughter.Parenting was new to me, however, and it c... read more..

I’m hoping these words will land coherently because right now there are so many different ideas and thoughts zinging through my head I can barely catch a glimpse of one before it speeds off and 8 more... read more..

"Where's my Sunday paper?!" the irate customer calling the newspaper office loudly demanded, wanting to know where her Sunday edition was."Ma'am," said the newspaper employee, "today is Saturday. The read more..

Religion Column - Rev. James L. Snyder - Good intentions are only as good as the intender If awards were given to people who have the best of intentions, I would be working on my acceptance speech ... read more..

Your hair clippings can help clean up oil spills.  Check out this video and then check out the web site on how you can help. http://matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html... read more..

After I bought my mother a compact-disc player and some CDs, she was excited to discover she no longer needed to rewind or fast-forward tapes or move the needle on her record player.Knowing she was no... read more..

I have the power of attorney for an 88-year-old, never married woman who is confined to bed in a local nursing home.  She has been a part of our church family for all of the 13.5 years that I hav... read more..

Zac Smith knows God is God and God is good. May we all know Him that way too. ... read more..

How do we get to the place of having an abiding, deep-seated trust and faith in Jesus that is unshaken by even the greatest suffering and trials that life can bring? What is the path that will move us... read more..

A jeweler standing behind the counter of his shop after hours was astounded to see a suspicious looking man come hurling headfirst through the window.  "What on earth are you up to?  What just hap... read more..

Well, wouldn’t you know that my first step into this uncharted territory would need to be changed? For all of you who read “Where to from here?” before 11:30am PST on Tuesday I need to tell you that t... read more..

"Families are like fudge . . .mostly sweet, with a few nuts." read more..

"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." - Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) read more..

"Here's something that will really make you feel grown up," said a father to his teenage daughter, "Your very own phone bill." read more..

"It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am because the world could use a few people like that." --Alan Alda read more..

"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla." -- Jim Bishop read more..

"A mistake is evidence that someone tried to do something." read more..

"Always drink upstream from the herd." read more..

"The honeymoon is over when he no longer smiles gently as he scrapes the burnt toast." read more..

"If husbands could realize what large returns of profit may be gotten out of a wife by a small word of praise paid over the counter when the market is just right, they would bring matters around the w read more..

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift; That's why it is a present.... read more..

"If things are better with age, I'm approaching magnificent!" read more..

"A closed mouth gathers no foot." read more..

"One piece of chocolate contains just enough energy to enable you to reach for one more piece." read more..

"If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, best take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there." read more..