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It All Started with the Word
By Judie Brown A word is, according to Merriam-Webster, “a speech sound.” While this is accurate, it is also insufficient to describe the Word—our Lord who teaches the truth that leads to eternal life. For as Christ prayed regarding His disciples, “I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to...
You’ve Got Mail . . .
By Judie Brown Some of us remember using the email service called America Online back in the late 1980s/early ‘90s. And we recall the voice that came into our computer, alerting us, “You’ve got mail.” It was a clever marketing tactic voiced by a man name Elwood...
Dwindling Hyde
By Judie Brown This past Wednesday marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, which was written to eliminate taxpayer funding for abortion. The original language read: “None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to perform abortions except where...
Identity Transformation
By Judie Brown Webster defines transformation as “an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed.” Change can be exhilarating, life-affirming, or simply necessary to avoid boredom. But what about transformation that claims to alter the sexual...
Deadly Creepy!
By Judie Brown Back in the day, Mattel created an interesting toy called Creepy Crawlers. The original concept involved squishy plastic bugs that had the potential of scaring our little pals. But in today’s world there are human beings who are deadly creepy, and this...
Sanity, Insanity, and Conversion
By Judie Brown Lindsay Clancy’s recent trial ended as a mistrial. That stunning outcome reminded me of the age-old truth that there is a fine line between sanity and insanity. Author Julie Cantrell once said, “I know there is a thin silver line between the sane and...
Killing You Softly
By Judie Brown The intentional act of taking the life of a person used to be quite simply defined as murder or manslaughter, but now there is another category: medical aid in dying (MAiD). Examining the concept of projecting ahead six months as a determinant of when...