We've all seen the letters BFF. But what exactly does it mean to be
"best friends?" How long do you consider to be "forever?" What does it
take to be the best, best friend you can be? How can two people,
constantly changing, stay that close--forever? Especially with us all
being girls and our emotions as fragile as an elephant balancing on a
glass ball; how can we carefully maneuver our way through those hard
times without shattering those who matter most?
Our politicians have called these times a financial emergency, but
there is a greater emergency of our hour. Sin is still the number one
cause of broken homes, wrecked health, job loss and Spiritual
poverty. It’s time we declare a Spiritual emergency and bring into
existence an endless stimulus package of God’s immeasurable grace.
An awesome example of a modern day miracle is the complete healing of
Brother Rodney Buchs, a faithful member of New Life Church in Perry.
Brother Rodney has become a living testimony to the healing power of
the Name of Jesus Christ in the earth today!
If we could scan the whole experience of man from time immemorial and investigate the life history of every individual, I wonder what we could learn about the spirit of praise. For instance, if a man had a spirit of praise and thanksgiving, what would result from his attitude?
Distraught
over massive financial losses incurred during the past year, Adolf
Merckle scrawled a suicide note to his family and wandered out the door
into a dark, wintry night. He made his way for the railway where he
stood by the tracks and waited in the cold. Spotting the headlight of
an oncoming railcar, he threw himself under the train and took leave of
this world.
Several
years ago, Gary Chapman first published his now classic book: The Five
Love Languages. Chapman believes that we humans have been wired to feel
loved by means of one of five "love languages." His basic
characterization follows:
