A Call for Adoption: A way to fight poverty, abortion, and mirror God’s family

The news shocks me from time to time. Usually, it shocks me because of the mundane sorts of stories that make the front page or the racial inequality of stories that are reported. But today, I was shocked because something really good and gospel driven made the headlines.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/07/chapman.orphans/index.html
Steven Curtis Chapman wrote an article about adoption. [...]

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Our money principle for giving and spending joyfully

Recently, I have had a number of conversations with my friends about issues pertaining to money, and I am realizing that many of them do not know how to view and make decisions about the money they earn. Since this is an area that that Clayton and I seem to do well in and do [...]

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Do you know what you’re saying, Miss Universe?

I peruse the headlines and read whatever catches my eye, and this one, though extremely shallow in nature, had 2 parts I thought were worth pointing out. The headline was “Miss Venezuela crowned Miss Universe; Miss USA trips–again.”
Apparently for the second year in a row, Miss USA has fallen flat on the ground during the evening gown [...]

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Not boasting in ourselves

Last night, Clayton and I witnessed an interesting slice of suburban life…a microculture, you could say. My father-in-law was being crowned President (a Grand Poobah of sorts) in a local chapter of an international service group. He does not match the typical membership in his resume, but has been chosen to lead the group [...]

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