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I just finished reading Why I am a Christian by John Stott.
Though Stott is a very popular Christian author, this is the first book I’ve read by him. I got this book free from Intervarsity when we visited Elliot during Parent’s weekend at USC.
The author explains several reasons why he is a Christian.…
How far would you go for good food?
We were in Houston this past weekend for my husband’s brother’s wedding. I will debrief about the rest of the trip later. But here is one incident I want to write about first.
All weekend, we haven’t tried any of the local cuisine. Our friend Betty who…
Besides the obvious difference in the price of a gallon of gasoline, many things have changed since I started driving 30 years ago:
* we didn’t worry about mpg
* AC was an option
* only huge monster luxury cars had power windows
* there was no seatbelt laws
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Is it ok for a Christian to celebrate Halloween?
Some people can certainly go too far on Halloween by glorifying the things of the occult. Even seemingly children’s games that involve witches, casting spells, etc. are inappropriate in my opinion. I do not go to Halloween “parties” because they will always involve some type of…
VeggieTales is the creator of Snoodles. Snoodles are small teardrop-shaped creatures with wings – very cute. In today’s episode (NBC 9:00am PST) a small Snoodle meets the one who created the Snoodles. In their conversation, a great truth was clearly presented in rhyme:
The young Snoodle pondered the things he’d been told.
Then wondering something, grew suddenly bold.
First it’s my knee problem. Now it’s a cholesterol problem.
My blood tests showed my cholesterol at 237. Yes, that’s high. My HDL good cholesterol is 55 – that’s good, and my LDL bad cholesterol is 151 – that’s not so good.
I have a family history of cholesterol problem. My brother and sister are on medication and they exercise much more than I do.
When I think about our financial situation, I get worried.
Our main source of income is from real estate sales. Everyone knows that real estate sales is down. If we were just real estate agents, I wouldn’t be worried. We have reserves to live on even if we don’t make a sale. We live frugally in good times as well as bad. But as owners of the company, we still have to pay overhead expenses even if there is no income. Office expenses are much higher than my personal expenses. That is what worries me.
The Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson is a fantasy adventure set in China in the days when Imperial Emperors and dragons existed. The heroine is a little slave girl who discovers her destiny as the true dragon keeper by helping the last of the imperial dragon, Danza. They journeyed together to the ocean to hatch…
Hours of fun with a ziplock bag and water?Amy and I used that to magnify things around us, including ourselves. It looked so cute we took some pictures. It makes us look like we have big cartoon eyes. Believe it or not, we spent a long time using our imagination playing with a bag with water.
I love my kids!