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Something that needs to be seen is the love expressed between a man and woman in marriage. Those who are not married will one day be the recipients and givers of such love, and they need to look at those currently married to see what it is like to love someone and live with them for the rest of their lives.

Back in the 1980’s, Peter Giles knew that the fledgling music format known as the compact disc came with some compromises.  CD’s were smaller than vinyl record albums.  That meant the end of the 12-inch album cover and liner notes.  He told USA Today “listening to LP’s meant sitting with the album cover on your lap, appreciating the artwork and reading the story behind the music.  CD’s put an end to that practice.  But like many music lovers, I liked the convenience of the format and how startlingly clean the music sounded”, said Giles, a public relations professional who bought his first C

Matthew Henry said, “After a storm comes a calm.” The U.S. has seen its share of spring storms this year, and spring is still young. The transition to warm weather usually includes “the beauty” of nature and “the beast” of severe weather.

Wondering about spring storms, I asked friends and family, “What is the worst storm you remember? Was there storm damage to your property or to property in your neighborhood this spring?” Their responses are listed below.

Highlights of the 2023 Regular Session

In 2018, Stephen Hawking theorized that humans would turn this planet into a giant ball of fire by the year 2600, due to overcrowding and energy consumption, which will make Earth uninhabitable (cnbc.com).  There are others who have made the same predictions.  At the forefront of solutions for our predicament is the idea that the entire human race will have to pack their bags and move to Mars.  I, for one, hope the powers-that-be have a more viable back up plan.

Week 8 of the 2023 Legislative Session

Lawmakers returned to Frankfort on Wednesday following the 10-day veto period, in which Governor Andy Beshear was allowed time to consider all legislation that had reached his desk. The Governor vetoed 15 bills in total but, likely given it is an election year, allowed several to go into law without his support (signature).

Satan is very cunning (Gen. 3:1). He prowls this earth, looking for souls to destroy (I Pet. 5:8). The Bible describes him as a very violent being and one who is filled with hatred, malice, lies, etc. He has waged war against God and Christ for millennia. Therefore, he tries to destroy mankind, God’s creation, as a by-product of this war. We are “collateral damage” in Satan’s war with God!

As March Madness concludes this weekend with the Final Four Saturday and National Championship Monday, I figured it’d be cool to touch on the origins of the game. Did you know that the game of basketball has farming roots?

James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, grew up on a farm in Ontario, Canada.  While he didn’t always excel in academics, he was a leader in his class as well as a promising athlete.  Fast forward several years,  as a great athlete in high school and college, once he graduated, he taught physical education.  That role ultimately led him to YMCA.

My kitchen is in my living room.  It is also in my dining room and my sunroom, as well.  We are having new cabinets installed, so it is one of those situations where essential stuff had to be relocated before nonessential stuff could be removed and tossed out.

My microwave, coffee maker, plates, glasses and flat wear are in my living room.  Flour, sugar, cornmeal and Crisco are on the dining room table.  Corning Ware, plastic containers and pans are in the sunroom.  For three days, the stove and refrigerator lived in the dining room, and the dishwasher is on the front porch.

In the life of Christ, we find a time when a woman poured expensive ointment on Jesus (Matt. 26:7). Mary, Lazarus’ sister, is the one who did this (Jn. 12:3). As this ointment was poured upon Christ, Matthew says “his disciples” complained. John gets more specific, naming Judas as one who complained that it could have been “sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor” (Jn. 12:5).