Love shouldn’t hurt – ever
- Love Shouldn't Hurt - Ever
- Wednesday, 08 September 2021 12:39
Empty Spaces
by Teresia Smith
There is a quote attributed to Will Shortz that says “We have a natural compulsion to fill empty spaces.”
Thoughts from The Bible
- Thoughts from the Bible
- Wednesday, 08 September 2021 12:37
Prayer in Christian Worship
by Terry Broome
For too many people, prayer is saved primarily for use as one of the “acts” of worship and for special offerings before eating our food. Some fail to do either. For too long skepticism has clouded our faith in prayer. To the Christian, prayer must become far more a “way of life” than merely a step in satisfying a requirement of Christian worship.
Fishing tip of the week
- Fishing Tip of the Week
- Wednesday, 01 September 2021 06:06
Fishing vertically
by Mike Gerry
As the heat, and lack of rain, becomes the norm going into the month of September often the best approach is to attack the bite vertically.
Love shouldn’t hurt – ever
- Love Shouldn't Hurt - Ever
- Wednesday, 01 September 2021 06:05
How to Respond to Unwanted Attention
by Christina Hays
We all have probably met someone who believes they just “naturally” pick the wrong person to date. Maybe this friend says they attract all the wrong attention or are a magnet for trouble, when in fact they are falling prey to someone who just will not take no for an answer. This is a major red flag and potential warning sign for someone who could be controlling, possessive, and eventually abusive. There are lots of ways to avoid feeling trapped into saying yes when your gut has told you to say no. Rejection is hard and most people try to be as polite as possible, however, if you are too polite or not straightforward enough it could encourage the person to continue trying instead of understanding that it simply is not going to happen.
Thoughts from The Bible
- Thoughts from the Bible
- Wednesday, 01 September 2021 06:03
Hope
by Terry Broome
It’s a simple word but a very encompassing thought arrives from it. “Hope.” Years ago, I learned that a big difference exists between “just wishing” and “real hope.” As a child I used to wish I would get all sorts of expensive things for Christmas, but I knew there wasn’t much reason to hope for those things as they were out of my family’s financial reach. Kids still do that, don’t they? In spite of our spending more on Christmas than we ever imagined we would, we still can’t produce everything on their “wish list.” Hope gets us down to reality – to where we have some strong and reasonable expectation of receiving a thing. Where there is reasonable expectation, we can hope for these things.
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