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Psalms 1:1-3. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

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International Christian Concern ICC has learned that hundreds of religious minorities, including Sikhs and Christians, fled Swat Valley because the Taliban had imposed the “jizya tax” required by Islamic law on religious minorities.   Read More...

All my life, I wanted to be a head football coach of an NFL team more than anything else. At times, I even wanted it more than God or my family. I bought right into the world’s game plan. In my eyes, being a head coach would give me all the things I wanted, like money and prestige. My goal became an obsession. Read More...

The night was very dark. I found it hard to sleep. It was quiet except for the hum of the car motor. We kids were scrunched up in the back seat of the car. I heard my mom ask, ‘Which way, left or right? Where do we go?’ Read More...

The Resurrection Of Debbie. Dr. Gary Habermas, world-renowned expert on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, discusses losing his 43 year old wife to stomach cancer.  He has a perspective you might not expect. Watch The Video... 

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I Stayed PDF Print E-mail
Written by Christy Scannell   
Friday, 19 June 2009 16:03

christyscannell.jpgThere's power in knowing you and your spouse are in it for the long haul.

A few years ago, my husband, Rich, and I zipped over to the Old Globe Theatre to take in A Catered Affair. We agreed the musical had its plusses and minuses, but one of the standouts was Tom Wopat (yes, that guy from the Dukes of Hazzard) singing a lump-in-the-throat-inducing number, "I Stayed."

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