Challenges

â€œLearn to put up with a few things!â€

Last week, I had my mom and dad over for supper. I mentioned to them that we should start thinking about how to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, which is coming up next spring.
“Sixty years . . .,” my mom exclaimed, turning to my dad and giving him an affectionate hug, “Imagine that! You’ve put [...]

10Aug2009 | Mary Kassian | 2 comments | Continued

Fighting Fair! (Or â€œNever Throw Meatloaf Spirals!â€)

I couldn’t believe it. Moments ago I was sitting at the kitchen table ready to sink my teeth into a huge plate of PMS-magic-cheese-stuffed meatloaf glazed in bar-b-cue sauce, mashed potatoes, corn and a freshly baked blueberry muffin! I’d been on the road for almost a week and came home extra tired, but feeling like [...]

22Jul2009 | Dannah Gresh | 0 comments | Continued

Cool Down Your Hot Head (Part 2)

In the Rocky Mountains, hunters occasionally find pairs of interlocked deer horns. When the horns of fighting deer get jammed together and the animals cannot separate them, they die. Anger can cause us to lock horns with others. And the consequences can be just as disastrous. Paul knew that in order to properly manage their lives and relationships, the believers in Ephesus needed to recognize a few things about anger. This is the second of two articles outlining his advice.

29Oct2008 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued