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Being Knowledgeable

by Chuck Swindoll

Slice it any way you wish; ignorance is not bliss.

Dress it in whatever garb you please; ignorance is not attractive. Neither is it the mark of humility nor the path to spirituality. It certainly is not the companion of wisdom.

When Faith is Dangerous

by Steve Johnson

In Judges 10 and 11 we find one of the most shocking stories in all of Scripture. It is the account of Jephthah. Although often overlooked, it has an important message for us today.

Jephthah is a Judge in Israel at a time when Israel turns their backs on the Lord yet again and serves the gods of the nations around them with immorality and human sacrifice. God's Word and obedience to Him is ignored for many years. For that God judges them and punishes them with oppression by these same nations. The result is they turn back to God and God raises up Jephthah.

Gleaning Wisdom

by Robyn Roste

Recently I met a woman whose passion is to bring the art of etiquette back into the home.

At the top of her etiquette to-do list: manners.

In an age where “please” and “thank you” are viewed as old-fashioned formalities, she is still convinced children who are taught proper etiquette will be equipped with the knowledge to thrive as adults.

All the Way My Saviour Leads Me

by Steve Johnson

Thinking about the wisdom of experience and a long life of learning I sat down with my dad, Harold Johnson, who just turned 85. I wanted to pick his brain about the important things he's learned over the years about being a husband, father, and pastor.

You have been married almost 60 years. What is one important lesson about marriage you have learned?

Look Who's Turning 50

by Phil Callaway

A younger friend called and sang the B.J. Thomas song, “Hair Plugs Keep Fallin' Off My Head.” I hung up on him. Everything's funnier when you're young and 50 is still a black hole, an undiscovered continent awash in snow, ice, and woolly mammoths. Sure I have a few rust spots, an over-inflated tire, and my headlights are a megawatt too dim. But today I feel pretty chipper and last I checked today was all they give you here at The Home.

Depression

by Help Me Understand

Am I depressed? I don't know, aren't depressed people stuck in bed for weeks at a time?

But, well, I feel really “blah” a lot, and my temper smoulders beneath the surface, just waiting to catch flame. And sometimes I have to force myself to leave the house, since I never seem to have much energy to do much of anything anymore. But depressed? I don't know.