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Every Mile a Memory

Dierks Bentley has a song called "Every Mile a Memory" in which he talks about missing his lady everywhere he goes because everything makes him think of her. The title of the song made me think.. I know I come across…
Joe Wilson and President Obama: The Respect Dilemma

In case you've somehow missed it, S.C. Representative Joe Wilson, obviously a Republican, heckled President Barack Obama during his health care speech the other night, loudly shouting "You lie!" while the president spo…
Training and Exercise: Struggling Toward Something Good

by miss poppy Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. - 1 Corinthians 9:25 I don't know about y…
God: Infinite Need, Infinite Capacity

by miss poppy I believe God has one need. Before you start crying "She's a witch! Burn her!" let me explain. I believe God's one need is for Himself. As three Persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have infinite…
To the Father of My Children (Someday)

by miss poppy I don't know you. Until a short time ago, I didn't want to know you or have anything to do with you. I thought you would hurt me and use me up. But now I know that you are far more wonderful than anythi…
Modesty: Do You Want to Be an Object of Lust?

by miss poppy This is going to be short and not very sweet. Where is the common sense element of modesty? Has it gone AWOL? In this lovely modern age, we have ample research into the ways the male and female minds …
Maybe Marriage Won't Be So Terrible...

by miss poppy I have made a shift lately. Rather than thinking marriage is the worst curse that could ever happen to me, I am coming around to thinking it might not be so terrible. And yet, a great deal of Christi…
The Miracle of Our Family Doctor

by miss poppy Sometimes God does things. Things you don't expect. Things you maybe pray for, but half-heartedly, thinking "Nah, that one's TOO hard" as if God has a hierarchy of difficulty level. My family had the …
Iron Sharpens Iron: My Disagreements with SirNickDon

by miss poppy (photo: Fabbio) Proverbs 27:17 "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." “Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagre…
You Can Bless God By Enjoying Him

by miss poppy Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 94:19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. Does God delight you? I…