Faith

— By Mark Early From Starbucks, to Red Bull, to No-Doz, Americans are showing signs of addiction to caffeine. Sixty percent of us drink a cup of coffee a day. On average we will drink 52 gallons of soda this year. And Starbucks?they get a whopping $5.3 billion of our …

‘They want me to just shut that off and not be a Christian’ By Joshua Needelman – May 6, 2020 Updated May 14, 2020 CLEMSON — Coach Dabo Swinney on Wednesday night pushed back against critics who question the role Christianity plays in the Clemson football program. In April 2014 the Freedom from …

— By Al Batt My thirst crept through the day. As farmers, we worked in the sun.  My forebears didn’t plant trees for shade.  They built houses for shade. The sun could be a bully.  The hard, physical work created a ravenous thirst. We didn’t spend time looking for a …

As recorded on BibleGateway.com (all verses quoted from the NIV): John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.Jer 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the …

By Freda H. Babinski I’m standing there in front of gates like none I’ve ever found They shine like golden ribbons as they glide across the ground I see the stairs that never end how brilliantly they glow I start to climb and realize there’s nothing down below Then suddenly …

— Linda Ellis © 1996 I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning… to the end. He noted that first came her date of birth, And spoke the following date with tears, …

— Author Unknown I asked God to take away my habit. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.. …

— Written by Johnny Cash I walked through a county courthouse square, On a park bench an old man was sitting there. I said, Your old courthouse is kinda run down. He said, Naw, it’ll do for our little town. I said, Your flagpole has leaned a little bit, And …

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness don’t jes’ happen …

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE BOX : 1.) EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK .2.) YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.3.) WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.4.) IN LIFE , YOU WILL UNDERGO …