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“I will cool you insensibly, by degrees, by little and little.” At the end of one year, on the cusp of another, I remember the words that once haunted the soul of seventeenth-century pastor John Bunyan (1628–1688). He imagined the devil skulking nearby, not as a raging dragon but as a patient and calculating snake, as one who waits “until an opportune time” (Luke 4:13). “What care I,” the tempter says, “though I be seven years in chilling your heart if I can do it at last? Co

Gardening At Dove Cottage A couple of years ago, I kept having a digestive issue that consistently took me to the hospital. Severe pain in my side. Not appendicitis, but they kept telling me I had diverticulitis, but the pain was on my right side. In the meantime, my body was swelling, and my abdomen looked horrendous. On another trip to the hospital I was told it's your age and it comes with age. I could not buy that, I was in pain! One night it was so bad I drove myself to

The fame virus is wreaking havoc in the church. What is the fame virus? It attacks preachers and infects them with blinding obsessions. Paul the Apostle not only predicted this virus, but he also gave Timothy the clearest instructions to confront it. “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers…” 2 Timothy 4:3. This virus is lethal because it is

Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany BoltinhouseCredit: Carolina Journal Zoey Lyttle NEED TO KNOW Zoey Lyttle Brittany Boltinhouse issued her own statement after she was stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA 2026 title The Miss USA organization announced the news of her removal on Aug. 5, with pageant chairman and CEO Thom Brodeur posting a statement denouncing “racism, homophobia, transphobia nor language that strips any person of their dignity” Myla Hadley — who initi

The Christian atmosphere in the Chicago area has frequently faced challenges, particularly in recent years as various societal issues have emerged that impact the way faith is practiced and perceived within the community. From increasing secularism to the rise of intolerance towards Christian beliefs, Christians in this vibrant urban landscape have had to navigate a complex and often hostile environment. These challenges are not merely abstract concepts; they manifest in ever