Archive for January 2014
Being a Good Mother
Sarah Overmiller Being a mother is the greatest job on earth. Long nights calming a croupy cough or cleaning up after a flu bug are certainly not fun, but I still love being a mommy. When things get messy or chaotic, I try to reflect on what my children really need from me. Here are…
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Thomas Overmiller A man who has children is a father, but a man who takes responsibility to meets the needs of his children is a good father. So what do children need from a father? They need a provider, encourager, teacher, and spiritual leader. That’s what we learn about good fathers from Ephesians 6:4. And,…
Read MoreIs Profanity Ever Appropriate?
Don Johnson The recent furor over Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty is a matter of much discussion on the inter web lately. I think everything that needs to be said has already been said somewhere by someone, so I feel no need to add much to that discussion. However, the incident raised the issue of…
Read MoreReading the Bible Through in One Year
Warren N. Stuber On December 31, I completed my yearly reading through the Bible. The next day I began again for the New Year. Dr. Harry Ironside read the Bible through for each year of his life, which was more than 70 times. I am not near to a record like that, but I have…
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