http://christianity101blog.com Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:05:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/12/too-much-pain-in-2010/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/12/too-much-pain-in-2010/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:50:25 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=1038 This seven minute video is well-worth watching. It’s the story of a great kid from our hometown of Rockford, Michigan (right by Grand Rapids), and the pain he has been through in his life. It’s raw, and it’s real… God bless Jacob for wanting to make a difference in someone’s life, and now with this [...]]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/12/too-much-pain-in-2010/feed/ 1 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/10/brother-andy-retraces-his-brothers-steps-in-thailand/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/10/brother-andy-retraces-his-brothers-steps-in-thailand/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:24:13 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=995 Recently a close family friend of ours, Brother Andy, went to Thailand to walk in the steps of his brother, Father Larry, who died of a brain tumor early this year. Father Larry was Director of the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya for a number of years before becoming ill. The Father Ray Foundation takes care of 850 orphaned, abused and disadvantaged children and students with disabilities...]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/10/brother-andy-retraces-his-brothers-steps-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/10/her-husband-turned-into-jesus-right-before-her-eyes/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/10/her-husband-turned-into-jesus-right-before-her-eyes/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:17:27 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=983 Read an excerpt from a beautiful story I just found online at CatholicMom.com (where I am also a contributing writer). :) After the excerpt, just click on the link to finish reading. And then let me know what you think in the comments... “What the hell are you doing?” I yelled out the back door. “Go back to bed!” he shouted back. “I’m just protecting my house and my family.”]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/10/her-husband-turned-into-jesus-right-before-her-eyes/feed/ 0 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/go-see-courageous-this-weekend/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/go-see-courageous-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:09:54 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=967 I hope you’ll go see the movie, Courageous, at the theaters this weekend.  Why this weekend?  Did you know that the more people who see a movie the first weekend it’s out, the more widely distributed and more successful it will be?  And we all know that we need more movies to teach us, and [...]]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/go-see-courageous-this-weekend/feed/ 2 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/teaching-our-kids-about-real-love/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/teaching-our-kids-about-real-love/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:50:04 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=961 Here's what we need to teach our children about real love, via my friend Amy from Abby Johnson's Facebook page...]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/teaching-our-kids-about-real-love/feed/ 0 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/how-do-you-keep-them-out/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/how-do-you-keep-them-out/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:49:07 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=933 The kids and I just got back from visiting the West Michigan Healing Field, a local memorial for those who died on September 11th, 2001. Each of the 3200 flags represent a life lost that day, including 21 who were Michigan residents. If you live nearby, you really need to go. Don't miss the moving video I've included at the end of the post from the Healing Field...]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/09/how-do-you-keep-them-out/feed/ 0 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/does-the-internet-drive-you-crazy/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/does-the-internet-drive-you-crazy/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:38:07 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=926 Jen's recent post, How to keep the internet from driving you crazy, had some great tips that I knew would help you as much as it has helped me, as someone who is on this machine way too much. Also, I wanted to share a prayer with you that my good friend, Nancy, gave me when I was struggling with my latest computer technical nightmare.]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/does-the-internet-drive-you-crazy/feed/ 0 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/god-of-wonders/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/god-of-wonders/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:25:42 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=878 When I looked at this, my mind was flooded with thankfulness at how good God is, that He would create such beauty for us to enjoy while here on earth...]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/god-of-wonders/feed/ 3 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/finding-mr-or-mrs-right/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/finding-mr-or-mrs-right/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:24:48 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=868 Jill & Ryan often write about marriage on Jill's blog, The Diaper Diaries, and recently she posted a video of them being interviewed on the local news station, talking about how to find Mr. or Mrs. Right. They hit on some really good points and suggestions for finding the person to spend the rest of your life with. And of course their advice also gives us good pointers for being a better Mr. or Mrs. Right for the person you're already married to...]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/08/finding-mr-or-mrs-right/feed/ 0 http://christianity101blog.com/2011/07/physical-nutrition-and-mental-nutrition-the-joy-of-giving/ http://christianity101blog.com/2011/07/physical-nutrition-and-mental-nutrition-the-joy-of-giving/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:47:05 +0000 Kelly http://christianity101blog.com/?p=822 Thank you to my friend, Amy, for sharing this beautiful video with me so that I could share it with all of you.]]> http://christianity101blog.com/2011/07/physical-nutrition-and-mental-nutrition-the-joy-of-giving/feed/ 1