FIRST-PERSON: The heart-cleansing cycle
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--We all know that dirty hearts lead to unhealthy bodies. Did you know that a healthy body has a clean heart? Do you realize that one’s spiritual health is related to one’s heart?
FIRST-PERSON: The healing power of Easter
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--I took a walk the other day around the small lake near our home. As I was sitting and thinking and praying, I met three ducks. These three ducks, one brown, one white, one black, were minding their own duck business while going for an afternoon swim.
FIRST-PERSON: Parenting in suburbia
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--Politicians have targeted a key constituent group known as “soccer moms” in recent years. This group of female voters symbolizes suburban parents who are known for being zealous in their child-rearing, working hard to provide the best of everything for their kids.
FIRST-PERSON: Christmas is over, now what?
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--The presents are unwrapped, the lights have been put away, the weather is cold, and Easter is a long way off. We have just finished celebrating the greatest season of the year, Christmas, the birth of God's Son. Holly and mistletoe, peace on earth, goodwill toward men; Christmas is over, now what?
FIRST-PERSON: A gift above all others
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--In 1991, Andrew did what dozens of pastors and scholars only hoped to do. My friend Andrew, with no theological training or philosophical expertise, unwittingly but unmistakably showed me the true meaning of Christmas.
FIRST-PERSON: Say a word of thanks
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--As our attention moves from Thanksgiving to Christmas, as we thank God for His blessings upon our nation, as we wait in lines at shopping malls, as we continue to flood Wal-Mart with our dollars, let us be reminded that for some Americans life is not so merry and bright. We need to remember that thousands of Americans remain far from family and friends today, protecting you and me from the dangers of terrorists and evildoers around the world.
FIRST-PERSON: 3 questions in the news
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--Three of life's most important questions, ones that we all must deal with, have been in the news of recent:
FIRST-PERSON: Unknown soldiers
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--As Americans, we honor the Unknown Soldiers, those men who anonymously gave their lives to serve and defend our nation. In Arlington National Cemetery, "Where Valor Proudly Sleeps," lay three soldiers who have received the highest military honors, including the Medal of Honor, while no one even knows their names.
FIRST-PERSON: Public enemy number one
MELISSA, Texas (BP)--Police departments regularly choose someone or something as "public enemy number one," the singularly most dangerous person or activity in their jurisdictions. This individual or event causes the most problems and the most worry for law enforcement officials.
