Make It Like It Was

December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Painting of the Apostle John on Patmos

Every day we used to slip away to talk We would talk about the goodness of  Your heart Now it seems a myth that never exists at all And it leaves me feeling empty with this hollow call Make it like it was The way it used to be When I hungered for Your love constantly Make it like it was It was easier for me I know You're able to make it like it was Written by: Carvin Winans I can tell when I'm off track spiritually. That's when I am most prone to misinterpret my surroundings. Take the song "Make It Like It Was" - a Billboard 100 hit for Regina Belle in 1990. At the time I was … [Read more...]

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Sunday Sermonettes for Christianettes

December 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Man with Bible

An open letter to a Pastor: Dear Pastor, I have been attending your church for several years now. Your sermons have really entertained me. Every Sunday I have left service with a smile on my face and a skip in my step. But that feeling doesn't last and I sense that something is wrong. During the week I try to maintain a positive attitude, but sometimes life just gets too hard to cope with and I don't know what to do. The economy has me scared that I will lose my job. There is tension in my marriage and my children don't even want to go to church any more. They say it is pointless. I … [Read more...]

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A Texas-sized Christmas Card

December 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Luke 2:11

A Message from Our Savior Lutheran School Houston, Texas They don't believe in sitting on the fence. I like that. … [Read more...]

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Beauty for Ashes

December 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Precious

I just finished watching the movie Precious.  OMG. I knew this would be a tough movie to watch, but this was more like a hard swift punch to the gut.  This is not your mother's chick flick. It ain't no fairy tale either. Incest, rape, instability, bitterness, shame and rage set the stage for the little shop of horrors that Precious calls home. The film's opening voice-over signals the ugliness to come. My name is Clairice "Precious" Jones. I wish I had a light-skinned boyfriend with real nice hair. And I wanna be on the cover of a magazine. But first I wanna be in one of them BET … [Read more...]

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