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Forgiving yourself

What happens when you really screw up or do something awful, we’ll even say truly sinful?One of the tendencies of our human nature is that once we give in to a temptation that is detrimental to ourselves or others that sometimes we just let ourselves go further, a purposeful or mindless ...

All about ‘da money’

“WhereĢƵ da (sic) money gonna (sic) come from?”That is the most often asked question in these parts particularly when it comes to promoting “the general welfare” (U.S. Constitution, Preamble).Examples include the very long-standing need for a local storm water management system and ...

How much is enough?

There are many books, primers, teachings and solid advice on prayer, studying the Bible and attending a good church. Along with that comes the auxiliary information that coincides with those identified spiritual disciplines such as fasting, prayer modeling, small group studies whether Sunday ...

Teen who spoke up did what was right

A tragedy may have been averted, said police, because a teenager had the strength of character to tell authorities about threats overheard on the school bus.A 14-year-old classmate at Uniontown Area High School was discussing his plan to bring guns to the school with the intention of shooting ...

The U.S. needs an improved Higher Education Act

ThereĢƵ little doubt that the Higher Education Act, which affects more than $120 billion in annual federal spending, needs an update. Less clear is whether Republicans’ proposed reforms will do more harm than good.The law, last revised a decade ago, sets the conditions under which federal ...

Dying at the sight of God

Many Christians desire to experience God, or to have some type of goose bumpy thrill when they are worshipping at an event where believers are united in reverence and adoration of his name. But what are some experiences of folks in the Bible when God really shows up?In Isaiah 6:1-5, when the ...