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• A Christian Valentine

  By Michael Griego on February 14, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  St. Valentine’s martyrdom story does not seem very romantic. Does the Bible say anything about love and romance?  ♦ One man, a Roman priest named Valentine, defied the edict handed down by the Emperor Claudius that prohibited the marriage of… Read More ›

• The Jesus Question

  By Michael Griego on February 7, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  If we could just keep Jesus at a human level, even a great human worthy of our respect for his teachings, life would be so much less complicated. ♦ Wouldn’t it be easier if Jesus was just a normal great man?… Read More ›

• The Parable of the Message

  By Michael Griego on January 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The Word of God is for all mankind. There are Life and Death implications to how we respond. Casual response is actually not acceptable, per the ultimate Judge. The message is clear, even as told in a simple story. ♦ Some… Read More ›

• Evolution and Intellectual Honesty

  By Michael Griego on January 23, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  If only the scientific, academic and journalistic communities would really and truthfully discuss the elephant in the room. ♦ Do you ever wonder if you’re getting the real truth from teachers, newspapers, media pundits, politicians, school textbooks, or even the scientific… Read More ›

• Was That You, God?

  By Michael Griego on January 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  That little hunch or fleeting notion might have been palpable, like a crystal-clear dream, vision, thought, or even small voice. Ever get those spiritual inclinations that seem so vivid yet ridiculously risky, hard, or seemingly impossible? But they seem so right. “Was… Read More ›

• Still Well With Your Soul?

  By Michael Griego on January 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  There are discouraging and even tragic events in life where one’s faith is tested and stretched to breaking points. The story of Horatio Spafford is a painful example of one that yet encourages us today with the story behind the authoring… Read More ›

• 3 Christian Resolutions

  By Michael Griego on December 31, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  We make them every year. Resolute promises to ourselves to be different starting on January 1 of a New Year. As if there’s magic at the stroke of midnight. What’s a Christian to do? ♦ We’ve all made New Year’s… Read More ›

• Handel’s Musical Masterpiece

  By Michael Griego on December 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  You may attend a church service this Christmas week that has a choir performing Handel’s Messiah, a musical masterpiece. Do you know the full story of its composition? ♦ You’ve heard the song many times on the radio, on a recording,… Read More ›

• A Christmas Question

  By Michael Griego on December 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  If we celebrate Christmas, then how is it that we really don’t believe it all. ♦ Christmas is an odd time. Everybody buys into it (literally). At least the shopping, music, pageantry, beauty, coziness and festiveness of it all. It’s wonderful… Read More ›

• A Husband’s Duty

  By Michael Griego on December 12, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  There are 3 simple duties that men, as husbands to their wives, should be doing daily. How easy to forget; how unfortunate to do so. ♦ In the context of justifying my very busy recent business schedule, a Bible passage from… Read More ›

• A Christmas Story Often Missed

  By Michael Griego on December 5, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Christmas is certainly a time of good tidings and cheer. But there are serious implications found in The Story, but also in a little adjunct story often overlooked. ♦ It’s the time of year when stories of homecomings, reunions and gatherings… Read More ›

• A Thanksgiving Story – The Indian Stranger

  By Michael Griego on November 27, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was celebrated with gratefulness for God’s provisions and survival, including a “special instrument sent of God…” ♦ In the days before America was founded, an American Indian named Tisquantum (Squanto for short) would travel across the… Read More ›

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