Boys Will Be Boys

March 5th, 2010 by Cheryl Dickow

I remember when my first son was in need of his first haircut.  I took him to a professional stylist and, with 35mm camera in hand, clicked away, literally walking around and around his seat, so that, once developed, the…

 

Lent is Right Around the Corner

February 5th, 2010 by Cheryl Dickow

Our liturgical calendar will soon be changing from Ordinary Time to Lent.  We will see changes inside of Church that reflect the new liturgical season.  Vestments will change from white and green to violet and the weekly offering of Stations…

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Crazy Glue and Chap Stick

January 29th, 2010 by Cheryl Dickow

We had a typical Midwestern winter blast last month and one day husband came home from work and walked into our frigid home and in a dismayed voice said, “It’s freezing in here!”  Of course it wasn’t as cold…

 

Sacred Classics for Christmas and All Year Long

December 2nd, 2009 by Cheryl Dickow

Every Christmas season, which in our home begins around the second week of November, I am on a mission.  My goal: find one new CD and one new Christmas movie to add to our growing collection.  The movie gets rotated…

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New Age: Still with Us and Still Dangerous, Part Two

November 24th, 2009 by Cheryl Dickow

New Age teachings are dangerous because they encourage us to assume that we know what is best for our salvation and when we enter into these teachings we jeopardize our eternal life in ways that we may never know —

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New Age: Still with Us and Still Dangerous, Part One

November 23rd, 2009 by Cheryl Dickow

“I don’t have to go to church — God comes to me. He’s with me and around me wherever I am.”

Those words, offered by a mother to her son, contributed to the apparent self-actualization of best-selling author

 

Our Jewish Roots: Prophets, Prophecies and the Second Coming of Christ

October 16th, 2009 by Cheryl Dickow

I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of the second coming of Christ – with “End Times” – although not in a “Rapture” sort of way or in a trying-to-figure-out-the-exact-date sort of way.

Fall is consistently my busiest speaking-engagement time…

 

Our Jewish Roots: Mary, Dispenser of Grace

October 9th, 2009 by Cheryl Dickow

According to ancient Jewish teachings, there are specific levels between God and man. These levels are necessary as, according to Jewish mystics, during creation God’s love and goodness was so great that man – as a mere vessel —…

 

Friendships Made In Heaven

September 22nd, 2009 by Cheryl Dickow

One hot, late July afternoon I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood.  The sweltering weather was made even more so by the fact that I was overdue with my second child.  As I wobbled around the block, pulling…

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Frat House Standards

September 4th, 2009 by Cheryl Dickow

I have two boys in college.

Last year, my oldest son spent the year living in a frat house. Along with myself, the health department and Fire Marshall were none too pleased with the living conditions.…

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