The Bible has much to say about remembering God’s many blessings. As I reminisce today, a favorite song of mine, from Clearly Beloved’s debut album, focuses my attention on the Greatest Gift of all, for which to give thanks. Enjoy these lyrics from the song “Bread,” written by Jennifer Smith. I will teach myself to […]
Election Night Hangover
Today’s headline about Obama’s relection is no surprise. Sometimes polls are wrong, but this time they were dead on…close race, Obama wins. Many people leading up to last night’s race warned of doomsday if Obama won. But I don’t personally believe America’s future has much to do with who sits in the oval office…it has […]
Hell
Even written in story form (see my last post), hell is an uncomfortable subject. Our post-modern culture tends to either scoff at the idea of hell, or, if someone insists that hell is a real place, skeptics fire back that if God is good, He would never send anyone there. So assuming God is good, […]
Olympic Gold-National Pride
by Denise Marie Siino on July 27, 2012 I LOVE the Olympics, and can’t wait to watch the Games. I am always amazed at the human body’s ability to soar to new heights of performance. Even more, I love to hear the stories of national and personal hurdles overcome and the determination many Olympians exert in order to […]
Integrity in the Blogisphere
If you have read my About page, you know that one of my goals for this website is to report on current events from a Christian perspective. Honestly, I have not done much of this, still being a relatively new blogger and unsure of my footing as a journalist in the blogisphere. However, I may […]
Evidence of Forgiveness-Part 2
In Matthew 18:21-35, Jesus tells a parable about a man who owes a large sum of money to a local king. When the king realizes the man cannot repay the debt, he orders him and his family to be sold into slavery until the debt is paid. The man begged for more time, and the […]
Evidence of Forgiveness
Thank you to all the faithful readers who have returned to these pages through the months of no new posts. My father passed away earlier this year, and my mother two years before that. It’s been a difficult transition losing both my parents, as I feel relatively young for this phase of life. And as […]
New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year, Day 2! I spent a good part of yesterday reading other people’s ideas of what NY resolutions should look like, as well as pondering some of my own. Yes I am a big “resolution” fan…someone now dead and gone once said seeing transformation in your life involves resolving to make the changes […]
Advent Reflection: Losing Christmas
by Denise Marie Siino on December 22, 2011 I’m feeling old these days. Watching shows like Jim Carrey’s “Grinch,” “Shrek the Halls,” even last night’s Michael Bublé Christmas Special, I was appalled over Hollywood’s growing preference for bright and flashy over well written and meaningful…not to mention that Christmas seems to be the new premier […]
Are You Happy Without God?
A friend told me about a billboard along a local freeway, which reads: “Are you happy without God in your life? Millions are.” I found this question (and the fact that someone paid thousands to advertise it) so intriguing that I went online searching for the group that might have sponsored it. I’m not sure […]