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Christianity in the News today on Grace Talk Soup

Did you know that the mainstream media doesn't report on violations of Freedom of Speech where it involves a Christian? Do you that the UN considers your rights as a parent negotiable? What are the latest news items Christians need to be aware of? Come join us as we discuss them and how we should react? Today on Grace Talk Soup, I'm going to address a few of the latest issues in the news that are important to the Christian community. * Why is it important that we know about these issues? * Why doesn't the main stream media report them? * Why aren't more Christians speaking up? * How do Christians react to these issues and why is that...

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Dr. Seuss Meets Lucy and Ethel

In honor of our guests tomorrow who wrote an enormously funny and poignant Dr. Seuss like poem about the CPSIA law we will be discussing, Ethel and I wrote a poem about our new segment, "I Love Language" on Grace Talk Soup.  Here is only an excerpt. You'll have to tune in tomorrow to hear the rest!  But you'll really want to hear their poem and why this law is so confusing and dangerous. Lucy and Ethel loved language and so they decided to teach on a humorous show how to say what you mean and mean what you say and edit your words in an eloquent way! WANT MORE?  Stay tuned to... Grace Talk Soup's new segment "I Love...

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For Moms of Gifted Kids: Learned an important parenting lesson yesterday

My folks just got back from a trip to California to visit my brother and his wife.  They are having their second child.  My mom was the perfect doting grandma telling me all about my niece and how smart she is.  They brought back pictures and oh is she adorable too! It had me thinking back to the things my kids did at that same age and my mom and I began talking about the adorable things my son used to do. Both my kids are gifted.  Gifted kids are precious, but they can also be difficult to parent at times.  It’s tough to be the one in charge when your kids think they know more than you…especially if they...

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The Lost Art of Civility: The Civility Project

FINALLY!  Somebody gets it!  In this fascinating article by the Jerry Falwell Ministries, Jonathan Falwell points out a growing concern I have had about our society for many years. "In 2007 on the Fox News Channel, Bill O’Reilly and Geraldo Rivera went head-to-head in a debate over the deaths of two Virginia Beach girls, the result of them being hit by a drunk driver who was an illegal alien. The confrontation between the two men is now legendary as they heatedly shouted down each other with fingers aimed in faces. This example, I believe, is indicative of a growing problem in our nation. We have grown so divided and so suspicious of those who are on “the other side,” that we have...

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