Does there seem to be something missing from your life?  Is there something missing that no material possession or personal achievement can bring you?  This something could very well be your participation in close and empowering communion with God. If you do not already do so, begin to talk with God in the way you…

Tithing fascinates Wendy. So would having a savings account and discretionary income to spend. Unfortunately, Wendy is broke. No dinero, nada, zip, nothing. She has friends who tithe large sums of money to their church, and they have savings accounts and are able to buy themselves a little something extra every once in awhile. Wendy…

I had contraband in my suitcase: Twelve knives, and frankly— they were not clean. Going through security at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, my suitcase was opened and TSA found my dirty little secret. Tablecloth, good silverware and a gravy boat. We were returning from a visit to the kids for Thanksgiving, and being a hopeless entertaining…

They see you at your worst – in the morning, with your glamorous Bedhead Bouffant; in the afternoon, when the remote isn’t cooperating, so you throw it against the wall; in the evening, when you’re telling the same boring story over in one conversation and don’t realize it. You can’t get away with seeming invincible…

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