Author: Jan Grace
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The Iowa Exams
Less than a week away, and the pollsters are going nuts. The telephones are ringing, questions are being hurled at those of us who call ourselves Iowans faster than we can answer. I received one such call last night. And when I tried to explain why I didn’t want to answer their questions, they…
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Days of Deception
It’s kind of a scary time, wouldn’t you say? A time of demented dictators, wacky weather, an erratic world economy, the unprecedented obsession with personal pleasure, and a rapidly increasing trend toward the deification of man. Mankind is heading towards a showdown with the Almighty; a time commonly known as The Great Tribulation. It’s also…
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Back From The Dead
So what would you do if an old friend you hadn’t seen for a long while suddenly appeared at your front door? I mean, the last time you saw them was a couple of years ago, while attending a funeral. Theirs. Now, they are standing on your front step, ringing your doorbell. What would you do?…
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Terminated Dreams
I really can’t tell you how old I am. I only know my heart began beating not too long ago. And though I’m not very big; hardly the size of a man’s fist, I’m very much alive. Each day I grow a little bigger, develop a new organ, and feel myself gaining strength; my…
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Jesus Isn’t A Republican
With only a week and a few days before the Iowa caucuses, I felt I needed to share this revelation with my friends, acquaintances, and maybe some not-so friends. Christian: you are under no obligation to vote for a Republican. Neither does it mean you are a heathen if you vote for a Democrat. There’s…
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Presidential Candidates: Iowans Will Remember Your Words
We Iowans have so appreciated the weeks and weeks you’ve spent in our wonderful state, allowing us to hear up close and personal all the wonderful things you will do for our nation, and our local communities, when you’re elected to the highest office in our beloved country. You tell us, over and over,…
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Why Wouldn’t God Judge America?
I kind of wonder what’s going to happen in November. Specifically, November 8th. I sure don’t like being pessimistic, and really, I’m not. Because what’s pessimistic about God’s will? You see, I’m not convinced this land we call the United States of America will ever be “great” again. I’d like it to be. But…
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Potty Mouth Christians
I almost hate to use “potty mouth” and “Christians” at the same time; and I wouldn’t if it wasn’t true. Unfortunately, it is true. Some Christians have potty mouths. Maybe I should say, some “so-called Christians” have potty mouths. Before you get mad and quit reading, I do not mean that anyone who has…
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The Revenant: The Show of the Ages.
The movie, The Revenant, intrigues me. “The Revenant is a 2015 American epic western thriller film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Written by Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith, based in part on Michael Punke’s The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge, the film is inspired by the experiences of frontiersman and fur trapper Hugh Glass. Set…
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Is Our Faith Pleasing To God?
Something hit me last night, while I was listening to the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. Something I had read myself many times, yet had never thought about it like I did last night. It concerns the subject of faith. Specifically, faith in God. Most of us are aware of the following verse: “But without faith it’s…
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