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Imagine: * summer gardening in South Carolina without shirt-drenching sweat. * cultivating, planting, and reaping a crop without exhaustion or a sense of toil. Of course, I’m thinking of those two words in Genesis 3:17-19:  toil and sweat.  Sin’s consequence is not work, but the toilsomeness of it—that immense degree of effort required to extract a crop.  And toil’s…

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Can you believe this?  Pastor Terry Jones has declared: On September 11th, 2010, from 6pm – 9pm, we will burn the Koran on the property of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, FL in remembrance of the fallen victims of 9/11 and to stand against the evil of Islam. Islam is of the devil! There’s more. * The church’s website lists Ten Reasons to Burn…

Have you ever wandered into a store that’s dedicated to a sport you’re not familiar with?  You walk dumbfounded from one aisle to the next.  The array of merchandise available overwhelms you.  Can there really be this much to this sport? Take a bike shop, for instance.  Everything a rider wears (helmet, clothing, gloves, socks, shoes) is designed to minimize…

A few weeks ago our family traveled to Minnesota for a family reunion.  We found Air Tran offered the best price for a no-frills, just-get-me-there flight. Considering what we’d paid, as I boarded the plane I was checking to see if the plane had both wings! And once we were in flight, I was even more surprised to see the flight attendants coming down the aisle with…

Airbags, Balaam After a vehicle has been in a collision, some of the most expensive things to repair are the air bags, if they have deployed.  Figure about $1500 per bag.  Today’s cars often have multiple air bags. As a result, some repair facilities elect NOT to replace the air bag(s). They unplug the warning light on the dash, replace the steering wheel and…