The Arete' Blog

A painted hindsight gloves a chocolate past the hungry plastic.

On this the dawn of another Father's day, many of us will celebrate the presence of a father or "dad" in our lives. Many of ...

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I remember not too long ago when the Denver Broncos won their first Super Bowl in 1998. There was a lot of fanfare and a great deal of excit...

At one time an individual had the opportunity to visit some of his friends who lived in a very large city in the United States. Everyone in ...

A new way to look at John 3:16.

Growing up in the rural Southern U.S. in the 20's, 30's, and 40's, many mothers dreamed that their sons would grow to preach the...

It's been a while since I have posted on this blog, but I thought I would share this one. I'm not even if this is a true story or no...

One of the things that we as Christians have a tendency to forget from time to time is that God can and does take our lowest moments and can...

I have decided I am going to start a series about people that were used of God for a certain time and place. The first person I have decided...

There is a popular story about blind men who are feeling an elephant and trying to describe it. One man feels the tail and says, "the e...

God, Are You There? ============================= I'm way down HERE! You're way up THERE! Are you sure You can hear My faint, falter...

This Christmas Eve 2010 I'm going to take a few blog posts and devote them to the poems of Helen Steiner Rice, who was a prolific Chris...

Have you ever stopped to wonder why Christmas is just so important and why it is so important? To some, Christmas is a good time of year fo...

It seems some time ago there was an Iranian Christian minister that was driving through the Iranian countryside with his wife. They stopped ...

This is a very interesting debate for sure. There are some that say that animals do not have souls, so cannot go to heaven. There are some t...

T he teaching of the New Testament is that now, at this very moment, there is a Man in heaven appearing in the presence of God for us. He is...

To Save a Life ---------------------- The movie To Save a Life is all about the tough subject of teen suicide, and is a powerful movie. The ...

I was asked about a week ago by a friend of mine if I thought I had "arrived yet", because there are a lot of things in my life th...

I don't usually weigh in on controversial topics, as I prefer to usually keep this blog inspirational and about love, but I have to say ...

Sharrel Blankenbaker was an ordinary everyday person. She was a grandmother, mother and wife. Last Tuesday she became an extraordinary perso...

"If Jesus can change Duch, he can change anyone." ---Christopher LaPel The reason that the pastor above would say this would be ...

Kristen Jane Anderson ------------------------------------------------------ Kristen Jan Anderson has an infectious smile, and she has an i...

Your life is like petals being taken from a rose. Consider this analogy: There is a person named Sam, and he is a preacher's kid. He fir...

"Major Candy" Major Ron Brooks was stationed overseas with the U.S. Army during a recent war in the 20th century, he would often v...

"Your Life is a Sermon!" I read this some time ago in a book that was given to me by my mother: I'd rather see a sermon than ...

I came across this poem in one of the devotionals that I subscribe to through e-mail. Assurance in Jesus May Jesus assure you that as you fo...

While the Bible doesn't say much about illegal immigration specifically, it does say a great deal about whether we should obey governmen...

* Ruins in the city of Tangier in Morocco Marcellus and Casian (circa A.D. 298) ...

* Spend a little extra time outside of their schedule to listen to a stranger in the supermarket who is having a hard day. * Wear themselves...

I have not posted a Quote of the Week to this blog in quite some time so I thought I should. I came across this little gem in a teaching ser...

Just wait three days ----------------------- Sitting in her usual place inside a small archway was the old flower lady. At her feet corsages...

Happy Easter Everybody!

I had this rather interesting question posed to me during one of my required discussion forums for my online seminary classes at Liberty Uni...

Tite Sufra and Stephen Ocean ----------------------------- Tite Sufra and Stephen Ocean were two individuals who, on the seemingly ordinary ...

Is a Hospital officially called the Karolyn Kempton Memorial Hospital in the country of Togo. This much-needed hospital was born in 1985 in ...

The real St. Patrick was indeed the Patron Saint of Ireland. Born in either a Scottish or English family in the 4th Century A.D., he had a r...

This interesting little poem was done by Edward Shillito shortly after the horrors of the first World War in 1918. Jesus of the Scars If we ...

Lately the comments section in this blog has been taken over by spammers. While I appreciate comments, I do not appreciate obvious spam. I w...

One of the blogs I've been looking at lately is all about a little girl named Kayleigh who was born three months premature. Now, I imagi...

Pat Robertson, who is an evangelical commentator on a program called the 700 Club, recently made some very eye-raising comments about the re...

*Photo from Cinderella Man Though it is a secular song, some of the lyrics from the Simon and Garfunkel song "The Boxer" are very ...

As we reflect on the holiday season that has just passed and the new year that is upon us, we would do well to remember what is really impor...

The holidays can be a depressing time of year for many people, even, surprisingly, for Christian people. Although Christmas for the Christia...