Assorted stuff
• The 365 Days of Christmas
Christmas, then, is a year-round opportunity for meditating on all these things and pondering them in our hearts—long after the warranties on our gifts have expired.
• Living simply—and richly
The goal is not to live poorly, but to live richly in the things that really matter
• "There is no peace on earth," I said
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow didn't feel in much of a holiday mood either when he heard the bells on
Christmas Eve during the Civil War.
Death and dying
• Dealing with death and grief
How do you deal with the death of a family member or a friend?
• Dealing with impending death
How do you deal with your—or a loved one's—impending death?
• Life's VCR
Our heavenly VCR will always blink "12:00."
Emotional/mental issues
• Dealing with pain (from Squeezing Good Out of Bad)
Pain, Philip Yancey argues, is a gift from God.
• "I just want to die"
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
• Managing your time . . . and sanity
It's as simple as YZ > AR = C
• You may be depressed if . . .
Here are some signs that you may be depressed
Relationships
• Breaking up without breaking down
Each relationship is different, but these general principles may help
• The Cure for alienation
There's still one place to find genuine community—and it's not Starbucks.
• Falling in love—and getting back up
Part of the problem is that we have one little word for emotions that are as complex as a computer manual!
• Looking for love in all the right places
How do we find real, lasting love?
• No hablo Estrogen! Becoming bilingual with opposite sex
Even though males and females may speak the same language, they communicate with totally different dialects!
• Top ten reasons I'm not divorcing my wife
10. I don't want to ever date again!
Spriritual issues
• Are you eternally in-secure?
While a teen, I wasn't sure of my relationship with God.
• Encouragement for clergy
Ministry resources, encouragement, humor
• God is never late . . .
. . . but He sure is slow
• Healing: Faith or fake?
I wish getting over a cold was as simple as commanding, "Come out, foul spirits of post-nasal drip!"
• God's will' is not lost:
for those trying to find it
Let me suggest that "God's will" is not always a narrow, specific, one-and-only-one path
• It's Sunday, but Jesus is Comin'
Author Tony Campolo's most famous message declares, "It's Friday, but Sunday's Comin'." But what happens when it's Sunday and
we're still facing death and despair?
• "It Is Well with My Soul" The rest of the stories
Nine tragic deaths surround the hymn, and yet those affected by them, could say, "It is well with my soul."
• Keeping your dreams alive . . .
. . . when you're in the pit
• The Rest of the Bible Story
When all our Bible stories end with "they lived happily ever after," our children and students get a distorted view of how God acts.
• Some thoughts on life's tough questions
Why may not be the best question
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