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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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Children’s Picture Book on Abortion & Apology to Author
by Sally Matheny There’s a children’s picture book, Sister Apple, Sister Pig, causing a great disturbance among conservative Christians. The theme of the book is abortion. Thankfully, this book is only available online and isn’t readily available in your child’s library. I read the free e-book. Then I read the reviews and interviews. I can see why the response was so intense. What Makes People Angry The author, Mary Walling Blackburn, presents the topic of abortion in the form of a children’s picture book. While she says it is meant for adults, not children, it is still formatted as a children’s book and the main character…