Ernest Hemingway rsquo s first full-length novel features hard-drinking friends who have recently endured World War I They bear the scars literal and figurative of the war rsquo s devastation and try to cope with it via parties grand adventures and sleeping around Always there is alcohol to numb the pain No one is happy Hemingway rsquo s title for his book The Sun Also Rises comes straight from the pages of Ecclesiastes nkjv In Ecclesiastes King Solomon refers to himself as ldquo the Teacher rdquo He observes ldquo Everything is meaningless rdquo v and asks ldquo What do people [... more]

Leisa wanted a way to redeem the season So many of the autumn decorations she saw seemed to celebrate death sometimes in gruesome and macabre ways nbsp Determined to counter the darkness in some small way Leisa began to write things she was grateful for with a permanent marker on a large pumpkin ldquo Sunshine rdquo was the first item Soon visitors were adding to her list Some entries were whimsical ldquo doodling rdquo for instance Others were practical ldquo a warm house rdquo ldquo a working car rdquo Still others were poignant like the name of a departed loved [... more]

So as the Sun rises sun rays come down - a new day dawns pregnant with possibilities if Jesus comes down [... more]