VIDEO: The Country Music Awards Parody ‘Obamacare by Morning’
Click here to view the embedded video. Here is the parody on Obamacare performed by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley at the CMA Awards. Singing to the tune of George Strait’s “Amarillo by Morning,”...
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Get Ready To Decorate With the ‘Spirit’ of Christmas Instead of Its Theme
On my to-do list today: Order new bulbs for the window candles. Now is the perfect time to start decorating for Christmas. You can start today too. No– I’m not talking about a blow-up snow-globe in...
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Will Gay Marriage Derail Evangelical Support for Israel?
As world leaders gathered to discuss the future of Israel, speculations and suspicions swirled around American Christians’ motives and commitment to Israel’s right to exist. From Tablet’s “Why Gay...
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Less Than 6 Weeks to Christmas and Decisions Must Be Made
The window candles are all in place. I love how their warm glow greets the dark, cool autumn air. The sound of cousins giggling is the current music playing throughout the house. The season of giving...
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What Has Christianity Lost?
In blogging Shmuley Boteach’s Kosher Jesus I hoped the rabbi’s insights would bring the two faiths a little closer with a deeper understanding of one another. If successful, it would strengthen both...
View ArticleKmart Takes Shaking Your Package to a Whole New Low This Christmas
Click here to view the embedded video. Who still shops at Kmart? This advertisement is a pathetic cry for help. It’s even less effective than an 8 year old “acting out” to get his parents’ attention...
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Does Injustice Grant The Right To Do Wrong Or The Opportunity To Discover...
Traces of pain were embedded in his voice. I instantly recognized the man as one of my long-time favorite recording artists, Steven Curtis Chapman. The woman sitting next to him was obviously his...
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7 Black Friday Strategies for Families to Conquer Christmas Together
Remember my oldest son, the one that nailed his Christmas tree to the floor? A few years ago I received a victorious phone call from him the day after Thanksgiving. He was so proud of himself, he had...
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3 Children’s Christmas Books That YOU Will Actually Enjoy Reading
My fingernails still carry splashes of color. The nail polish, once so meticulously applied by six-year-old Pearl, is now worn and chipped. I hope the memory stays as vivid as this awful color. Note...
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Why The Division Between Christians And Jews Is Completely Out of God’s Will
In Kosher Jesus, author Shmuley Boteach writes to both Jews and Christians alike. However, as I mentioned before in What Has Christianity Lost?, his complete dismissal of the New Testament (while...
View ArticleSimple Gift Buying Advice For Ignorant and Neglectful Parents
Click here to view the embedded video. In spite of getting a 13-week jump-start on Christmas with this series, my shopping just began this week. Not because of procrastination in the usual sense,...
View Article3 Ways To Use Hunger Games: Catching Fire To Teach Your Kids About The Real...
Click here to view the embedded video. It was my daughter who first noticed it. “You have a moral reason behind everything you do Mom,” she said flatly. To this day, I’m not sure if that was an...
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What Really Matters At Christmas? It Might Not Be What You Think…
My daughter hung our Christmas stockings on the mantle this week. Sitting in the living room, watching the fire and enjoying its beauty made me rethink Christmas. What is Christmas really about? I...
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Why Jesus Was Not a Christian
Does it seem odd to you that the hottest debate within the early Church was whether or not a Gentile could become a Christian without a complete conversion to Judaism? This week’s reading of David H....
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Depression? Or the Onset of Human Transformation?
Month after month we sat in the doctor’s office, hoping he would give us our life back. After suffering a pulmonary embolism his doctor could not in good conscience allow my husband to return to work...
View ArticleObamacare Video Stereotypes Gay Men, Promotes Risky Behavior to ‘Get Enrolled’
Click here to view the embedded video. Set aside any feelings of offense at this video for just a moment. Now imagine with me. Instead of gay men in their underwear, we have the Marlboro Man out on the...
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The Lie of Christmas: Are You A ‘Believer’?
“Are you a believer?” If you asked me that question, my immediate response would be a resounding yes. I’ve been a “believer” since age 16. Although, I would have automatically assumed you were talking...
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It’s Time to Make a New Christmas Resolution
a Sometimes Christmas just doesn’t turn out looking like we think it should. In spite of thirteen weeks of planning, and even getting my Christmas cards out for the first time in about ten years, this...
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The Biggest Challenge Facing The Church Today?
We began this series, some months back, following Shmuley Boteach’s Kosher Jesus. You might remember the first installment Restoring Our Judeo-Christian Culture where, in earnest, I was inspired by...
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Before You Make One New Year’s Resolution, You Must Play This Game
When my kids were young, I developed a game. I called it the “three-to-five-year game.” It’s simple. Just imagine your child as three years older. Then do it again as five years older. Each time I...
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