Thank you for making my debut column last week a success. For those of you who didn’t have a chance to read it, I am Maverick, and I write a column called “Cat Tales.” The column came about as a way to get things off my chest that have been […]
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Thank You Jesus
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV) One of my earliest memories of things taught to me by my parents as a child was the importance of manners. Always say thank you. If […]
I’m Totally Not Going To Cry
My name is Maverick, and I am a cat. This column is my very first writing job. I hope you’re not rolling your eyes because that would hurt me. As a cat, I have a lot of things to say. I hope you will love my new column. I am […]
Remember Me
“My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’” – Psalm 27:8 (NLT) Scripture is found throughout my home. Over the years, my mom gifted me with plaques, pictures, and various items that contained scripture or some Biblically inspirational message. […]
JOBS FOR TOMORROW
Recently, as I went through some things, I ran across a newspaper called the “Weekly News Review” out of Washington D.C. The following article about nursing was written on September 19, 1941. The writer’s name was not listed, but it makes for a very interesting read. Keep in mind the […]
MEAN WHAT YOU SAY
“Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.” – Matthew 5:37 (ESV) I recently went through a major event in my life, and I was counting on the people who had offered help. But not one of those supposedly well-meaning people followed […]
Lost Sheep
“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one who is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over […]
FEELING DESPERATE AND ALONE
“and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”- Psalm 50:15 (ESV) What a tenuous world we live in. I sometimes ask myself how it happened. How did life become so messed up? I see our young people mixed up in […]
THE SUMMER OF 1963
I have been going through the Soo Evening newspaper archives, and in doing so, it has brought back many memories. I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I have had in doing the research. I think it might be fun, now and then, to share some of what […]
BIBLE FUN FACTS
SAYINGS FROM THE BIBLE He’ll go the second mile (Matthew 5:41) I saw the handwriting on the wall (Daniel 5:5) The leopard can’t change his spots (Jeremiah 13:23) She thinks she is holier-than-thou (Isaiah 65:5) I escaped by the skin of my teeth (Job 19:20) She’s the apple of my […]
