The Marriage Covenant



The other day as I was reading the book of Genesis, I found something that I had never noticed before.

Genesis 1:4, “And God saw the light, that it was good.” Genesis 1:10, “And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:12, “And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:18, “And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:21, “And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:25, And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:31, “Then God saw everything that…

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My father loved roses. He planted them in the backyard of the home we just left. He cultivated them, fertilized them, fenced them and watched them bloom. He had purple roses with yellow centers, red roses with white centers, white roses, pink roses and yellow roses with a beautiful orange center. He was always so excited about the first rose of the season. And when it came and was ready, he would cut the bloom, bring it into the house, put it in a rose bowl and…

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Good Morning.

I have been upset, appalled, angered, stressed and grieved over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

After all, this catastrophe could have been prevented. But, I don't blame BP alone for this event. I blame myself, and my father's generation and his father's generation for this horrible and seemingly uncontrollable devastation. BP is a business…

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The 4 New Testament Gospels are the written history of Jesus's life on earth. My favorite is the Gospel According to John. This book is definitely different from the other 3 Gospels. In the Book of John, there is no mention of the birth of Jesus, His baptism, His temptations or the last supper. And it also does not include any of the parables written in the books of Matthew, Mark or Luke. But John writes of other events not mentioned by the other 3 Gospel writers, such as the raising of Lazarus… Continue