HAPPINESS is something we create in our mind, It’s not something you search for and so seldom find It’s just waking up and beginning the day By counting our blessings and kneeling to pray It’s giving up thoughts that breed discontent And accepting what comes as a “gift heaven-sent” It’s giving …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Offering a Tour of Hell
By Jarrod Jacobs In the October 20, 1995 edition of The Tennessean, Ray Waddle reported on a trend among many of the denominational churches in Donelson, Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, and Clarksville, Tennessee. Attributing the idea to Jerry Falwell, area Baptist churches were offering tours of “Judgment Houses” in lieu of haunted houses. Yet, another example of …
“Mr. Holland’s Opus”
By David West Reflections After Watching A Movie I’m not big on watching TV and movies, but both my daughters play in the band, and several had recommended “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” a movie about a high school band teacher. I went. In many ways it was a great movie. It takes the viewer though emotional highs …
He wasn’t supposed to survive the abortion. But he did .. .
By Tiny Tim and Sharon Dunsmore It was a relatively calm day in my hospital’s NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Two other nurses and I were trying to have a conversation amid the customary sounds of ventilators and heart monitors. I was in mid sentence when the shrill ring of the red emergency phone halted all conversation. …
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