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How Billy Graham’s Life and Death Influenced Me
by Sally Matheny I spent most of the afternoon watching the motorcade transporting the body of the evangelist, Dr. Billy Graham, I reflected on how his life and death have influenced so many people. On roads I travel often, the procession went from Black Mountain to Charlotte. My daughter and her family were blessed to be in the crowds lining the streets. Fire trucks parked at the overpasses and hung American flags from their ladders. Red heart balloons floated heavenward as the hearse passed by. Intending to spend only a few minutes watching the televised procession, the same thing happened as numerous times before. God has an amazing way of…
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Who Should We Honor This Presidents’ Day?
If we're living in a time when people want to tear down statues and destroy monuments, who then should we honor this Presidents' Day?
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LOVED BABY Book Review and Giveaway
Do you know someone who has experienced a miscarriage or infant death? Are you at a loss of how to comfort them? Consider this book review of LOVED BABY: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss. Perhaps you’ve experienced a loss and someone’s words of “comfort” fell short. Everyone reacts differently when they hear the news.
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Talk to Kids About God’s Presence in the Midst of Natural Disasters
How can we, as Christian parents, talk to our kids about God’s presence in the midst of natural disasters? Here are a few things to share.
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Talking About Life and Death
by Sally Matheny Have you ever struggled talking with someone about serious life and death matters? It’s difficult. Especially when you’re a teen. Jan and I were seventeen years old and looking forward to graduation when it happened. Growing a Friendship Our friendship had begun only a year and a half earlier. Jan’s family had recently moved to North Carolina from Ohio. The school year was already in process. Jan was the new kid without friends. Sixteen years old, and diagnosed with cancer. Before Jan’s first day at our school, our Junior Civinettes club leader asked a few of us to go with her to visit Jan at her house.…
