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CoffeeTime: “COURAGE IN A CRUMBLING CULTURE”
No credit taken for this column’s title today. Before it hit File Thirteen, I read it on the front of a magazine that was promoting one of the articles inside and it stuck with me. Courage in a …
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “LONELY AND HURTING”
She finally looked up from her computer and stretched her neck after several hours of working nonstop. As she glanced around the room, she noticed the blinds were still open on the window of her home office, giving her a clear view of the falling evening twilight. Realizing her workday should definitely be finished,…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “GOD-FEARING PEOPLE LIE PERFECTLY”
Don’t kid yourself. It’s not just criminals attempting to escape punishment. It’s not just a teenager who missed curfew and is coming up with excuses. Not just the employee who …
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “FAMILIES FALLING APART”
Generation Z. Young adults that older generations have a difficult time understanding. And a generation that, in turn, holds a lot of contempt for the lifestyles of generations …
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “FEAR, DISMAY OR PLAIN PANIC”
Ever sit around and wonder ‘Just what is the difference between fear, dismay or panic?’
Well, now that you have brought up the subject, let me give you my illustration of the …
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “HOLDING A GRUDGE – WHEN IS LONG ENOUGH?”
Jim and Nick had been neighbors for years. Not necessarily close friends who knew each other’s daily habits and dislikes, but friendly enough. Except when Jim did something that got under the …
Read More“50 PLUS 50 CAN EQUAL ZERO”
The young lady had fallen in love. Radiant with happiness, she absolutely glowed like a softly lit Christmas tree. The young man she loved so deeply had recently admitted he felt the same. She floated through her days on air, waiting for the moment when he would pop the question that she eagerly waited to…
Read More“CHRONIC PAIN CAN HAVE UPSIDES”
Physical pain. Turns your life upside down while it lasts. Instead of concentrating on having fun or getting your job done, a person experiencing pain suddenly finds themself with a new goal. Getting rid of it – now. Aspirin, painkillers, bedrest, anything, – you name it, we want it. But let’s look at those who…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “IT JUST DON’T WORK THAT WAY, DUMMY”
*Be continually grouchy with your family and expect them to love, honor, and want to be around you. *Demand miracles from your staff at work and expect total loyalty from them – and to just love working for you. *Be a Christian who consistently gives God less than He has instructed in Scripture, and yet…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “BATHING IN SHAME JUST LEAVES YOU FEELING DIRTY”
We all know how it feels to have done it. We wanted to be brave, but at the last minute we pulled up stakes and ran for the hills. Our self-preservation the only thing on our chicken-liver minds. Then we spend the rest of our life beating ourself up for not saying or doing what…
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