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Are Churches Neglecting the Elderly?
By
Linda Mintle
Before my 84-year-old mom died last year, she received a letter from the church she had been a member of for more than 60 years. The letter informed her that she no longer had voting privileges because of her lack of attendance on Sunday morning. Her absence was due to being wheelchair bound. My then 89-year-old father…
Could You Give Away the Family Pet?
By
Linda Mintle
I was sitting in church not too long ago when a guest speaker was talking about his family’s decision to give away their two small eight-year-old dogs. I could hardly listen to the story and the somewhat buried spiritual point because I couldn’t wrap my brain around giving away our family pet. When Teddy, our…
Why Joe Jonas, Why?
By
Linda Mintle
OK I admit, I am a little stuck on celebrity issues these past few days. That is what happens when I jump on the Arc machine at the Y and stay on it for 60 minutes. So here is the latest celebrity news that upset me. I watched E-News and saw an interview with Joe…
Kate Gosselin’s New Reality is No Reality
By
Linda Mintle
I hesitated to write about Kate Gosselin because last time I did, I was immediately thrown in to one of two camps–the haters and the supporters. I’m neither. I do not hate Kate, nor do I support a number of her actions. My concern–her reality about reality TV does not seem to be based in…
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