Be Positive

“For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. So encourage each other and build each other up, just…

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When You Feel Hollow Inside

Easter festivities together. Lots of smiles, love, laughter. At least that’s the way the camera captured the moment and the way most of us want to remember our lives and the way we’d like others to perceive us; picture perfect. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying life and capturing those moments…

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New Fences

The barn has a roof again and so does our home. The concrete floor has been poured for the new storage shed and most of the yard is clean. It has been a long wait to see progress, five months and counting. Others still wait for reconstruction. One relative told…

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Everyman or Doctor Faustus

My British Literature students recently studied two very disparate texts – Everyman, written in 1485, author unknown, and The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, written in 1594 by Christopher Marlowe (a contemporary of William Shakespeare). Everyman, the main character of the morality play, is summoned by Death and begins the…

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