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ELIJAH FIGHTS HIS TOUGHEST BATTLE: DEPRESSION

NOTE: Look for all the signs of depression in this story: withdrawal from friends and family, sleeping too much, loss of appetite, hopel...
THE SAGA OF MY MAID OF HONOR'S DRESS

THE SAGA OF MY MAID OF HONOR'S DRESS This incident occurred in 1966 while I was working at Radio Station WMIX in Mt. Vernon, IL. The p...
CREATED EQUAL BUT DIFFERENT

CREATED EQUAL BUT DIFFERENT There's nothing wrong with being different in this world. God made us that way to balance each other out. He...

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"Artificial fun" in the form of booze
A Biblical guide to firing an employee.
A circuit riding preacher & Christian author
a closer relationship with others and God
a council
A family story.
A Father's Day poem
A great father-to-son message for Father's Day.
A humorous poem about excuses we don't want to make on Judgment Day.
A Mother's Day poem written with my own mother in mind.
A Mother's Day tribute.
a Mother's endurance and legacy
A parody of Adam and Eve though one name and the dates and circumstances have been changed
A parody of The Lord's Prayer as a selfish person might pray.
A poem about the travesty of abortion.
A poem based on an Old Testament story about Jezebel. She is still notorious for her evil deeds.
A poem based on the story of Jesus and Judas
A poem describing the inner battle of a Christian soldier.
a priest
A sobering passage from Ezekiel about who's saved and who's not. Jesus may have changed the outcome but the concept remains.
A top seller but most not read cover to cover.
A true Christian measures success by different standards than nonChristians.
A Valentine's Day poem
About baptism
About depression
Abraham was told by God to kill his and Sarah's only son he had at 100. Abraham was faithful and obedient. Isaac did not run away once he figured out what was going on.
Abram/Abraham and Sarah have a child and become grandparents to more people than the number of stars in the sky.
addiction
All about transformation.
An attempt to define love. Appropriate article for Valentine's Day.
An attempt to measure love.
An Old Testament story about a Jew who becomes queen
An Old Testament story about Samson told in three parts
anger
Are the rich really better than the poor?
Are we born sinners? Scripture answers that.
Are you one of those people who say "Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?"
Balaam is an Old Testament character who was hired to curse the Jews
Based on I Corinthians 13
Beauty on the inside will shine through to the outside.
Because of their faithfulness Noah and his family survived. The sinful were washed away and they would not rise again.
beginning with a riddle and ending in a big climax.
being saved & more.
bitterness
brain exercises
but when the prophet gave him something easy to do
but who discovered all he could do was bless them. At one point in the story his donkey talks to him.
Can you count to one?
Christ's crucifixion
Christ's crucifixion and resurrection
Christ's resurrection
cleansing your heart
comfort
communion
conditioning your thoughts
Daniel gets thrown in the lion's den
death
Dedicated to my own mother.
Don't let the sins from the past weigh you down. It's what you do from this day forward that counts.
drugs
dying
Easter day 1961 on the way to our great grandmother's funeral
Elijah has all the classic symptoms of depression
Elijah went into hiding by a brook. There he was fed by ravens. Then the brook dried up. God continued to provide.
Faith without works is dead. Works without faith is meaningless.
fame and riches.
family relationships
From a sewing circle to a Mothers & Babies Home to a hospital to a Children's Home to a Nursing Home & Assisted Living Home.
garbage out.
Get on your knees and do some self-evaluation followed by repentance. Doing so is both freeing and healing.
God chooses Gideon
God in the details
God wanted Elijah to prove He was the one true God. Elijah faced off against 450 false prophets. Guess who won the contest.
God's plan to save her people.
Hannah begs God for a baby and promises to give the baby up to God.
he balked.
heaven
holding grudges
How do you spend yours?
How long will God allow the nation's disobedience and arrogance?
I compare my traits to those of Bible characters. We're still just people and much the same.
If you want to hang onto your mate and wonder what you're doing wrong read this.
In the book of Ecclesiastes Solomon writes about the ways he tried to fill the void in his heart.
Is making more money your highest priority? If so
Jesus healed the blind man but the Pharisees had sight and still could not "see."
Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead
Job is the poster boy for faith through trials and tribulations.
Joseph's jealous brothers mistreat him
Joshua and the Hebrew tribes conquer Jericho in an unconventional way as directed by the Lord.
King Belshazzar from the book of Daniel
King Hezekiah pleaded to the Lord while on his deathbed and this is the Lord's response.
King Nebudchanezzer from the book of Daniel
King Solomon
Lessons learned from my 13 years of being a caregiver to my mother.
love has a color.
Meshech and Abednego showed great faith and obedience the likes of which few have ever attained.
Mom's quips and quotes were not familiar ones & no one could deliver them like her except a sister.
Moses and the Hebrew people are faced with the Red Sea in front and Pharoah's army behind
Moses has a conversation with God through a burning bush.
My family of 10 through good times & bad.
My just purchased Maid of Honor's dress disappeared & was on its way to being destroyed but by luck or divine intervention it survived.
My own psalm of praise but I included all Christians in my sentiments.
My real life experience with being awakened by angels as if they were my alarm to get up.
Never bash the poor. They are special to Jesus.
No matter how tortured you are by the evils of this world Christ can set you free and give you peace.
No road trip. Heaven bound.
No worries about how to leave her because she will have already left.
Not everyone realizes pornography is addictive and life altering in a downward way.
One mother's experience with each of five pregnancies and deciding to raise two other children besides.
Prov. 15:1 - A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Psalm 139
pumping up your brain
recreational sex and Russian Roulette.
Romans 7 was already a tongue twister before I put it to rhyme. But the message is most important.
said to be the wisest man ever
Saul was the first king in the Old Testament but he was not always obedient to God. Seeking advice from a fortuneteller or "witch" instead of God was his downfall.
Shadrach
Sin was the order of the day in Sodom and Gomorrah and God couldn't look upon it any longer
so He did something about it. He made sure it didn't continue or spread any further.
Solomon goes into detail about there being a time for everything.
sometimes dumb
Suggestions for a New Year's resolution.
Sunday meetings
teach and preach the Bible.
Temptation in the form of power
The 23rd Psalm in other words & in rhyme.
The best sermons are not always delivered eloquently.
The crucifixion of Jesus.
The Easter story from a different perspective.
The first human death: In a jealous rage Cain kills Abel his younger brother.
the friend who betrayed Him for 30 pieces of silver.
the harm done to yourself and others
the least of the least
The Lord's Prayer is altered to reflect a selfish heart.
the love chapter.
The movies you watch change your way of thinking and behaving. Garbage in
The music you listen to shapes your way of thinking.
The Old Testament (Genesis) story about the first two people created and how they brought sin into the world.
The Old Testament prophetess Deborah along with Jael win a war.
The origin of Christmas traditions.
The seasons of life end in physical death only to "spring" back to life again but this time forever.
The secrets behind the viewing of pornography
The story of Jonah
The tongue can be used for good or evil and gossip is evil and destructive.
The traditional wedding vows come from this story. Ruth demonstrates her love and concern for her mother-in-law after the death of heir husbands.
The who
There are times in a Christian's life when that person finds himself or herself wrestling with the Lord over a matter. Jacob's fight turned into a physical one. Guess who won.
There is nothing new under the sun in that Christans are expected to keep their mouths shut.
This applies to any seemingly impossible task. With God all things are possible.
This is a comforting poem about life then death.
This is an Old Testament story about a mother's great love and how her efforts and courage paid off.
This is an Old Testament story about the prophet Elijah who raised an army from dry bones.
This is the story of Gideon put to rhyme. He has no confidence but wins a major battle with Gods help.
This poem highights the spiritual gifts which rain down on a person just baptized to become a new creature.
This poem is based on a New Testament parable about a sower planting seeds and how it compares to planting the gospel seed in the minds of men.
This poem is based on an Old Testament story about a man with leprosy. He went to God's prophet in hopes of healing
This poem is based on an Old Testament story which includes an analogy told to King David by a prophet.
This poem is based on Job's trials which are relayed in a book in the Old Testament bearing his name. Job suffered much but never gave up his faith in God.
This poem is based on Proverbs 6 in the Old Testament. The ant is given higher honor than a lazy man.
This poem is based on the familiar Old Testament story of David and Goliath. Their scenario is often used even today metaphorically.
This poem is based on the Old Testament story of Joshua conquering the city of Jericho and how he gets help from a city harlot who had faith in God.
This two-part story of The Prodigal Son and The Unforgiving Brother teaches us to trade bitterness and jealousy for mercy and forgiveness.
This was written with my mother and grandmother in mind.
Title taken from a Bible verse. Applies to senseless arguments that go nowhere.
to lead an army
training a child to think good thoughts
walk a different path
We are instructed in God's Word to study
We face trials and temptations almost daily. The book of James tells us how to handle them.
We may be judged less by what we did wrong and more by what good we didn't do.
Weathering the storms of life and garnering up enough faith to do it.
what
What does the Bible have to say about it?
when
When all hope is lost
When beauty is all natural and perfect.
where and how of baptism.
Whether or not you and your children (if any) can withstand what life doles out depends on the kind of foundation you have built for your life/lives.
Who is smart and who is not?
Who really falls into this category?
Who should give how much and when?
why
work
work -- and for what?
Yes
Yes there is a hell and you don't want to go there.
You can run but you can't hide from God.
you're living in the danger zone.

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