by mcl | Jan 1, 2013 | This Is My Story
by BEVERLY YEARWOOD I became a born again Christian in 1978 during a devastating African Famine. The images on the television of sick, crying, starving, fly-infested children were forever branded into my heart. I remember as if it was yesterday throwing my...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2013 | HomeWorks
by CATHY HAYNIE A new year, a new you? Everywhere you look you will find opportunities to improve your life, and finding such advice in overload may keep you set in your ways. Before you dismiss the idea or the opportunity, take a step back. Haggai 1:5 says, “Give...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2013 | Education Connection
by JOHN C. KWASNEY Recently, a Facebook friend with a two-year-old daughter posed the following question:“Moms or dads—InnoPad or LeapPad?” Now I typically don’t respond to questions in my social media newsfeed not specifically directed to me, but I couldn’t...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2013 | Chewed Petunias, Inspiration
by SUSAN E. RICHARDSON “Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul” (Job 7:11). In 2008 I wrote an article called “And Sometimes I Feel Like a Chewed Petunia” for Metro Christian Living...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2013 | All In The Family
by DR. JOHN L. COX It’s January,which means it’s time for you to reevaluate your life and begin swearing to change all those bad habits that you’ve been meaning to rid yourself of. Only, if you’re like me, you’ve probably had this conversation with yourself before on...