Articles by Melissa Church
Chair Inspection
Melissa Church - January 30, 2012
A while back I wrote about faith being like a chair, and I used this quote:
“Those who have faith need no explanation. For those who have no faith, no explanation is possible.”
I talked about not needing an explanation for why the chair holds me when I sit in it, and how faith is like that...
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Debarked
Melissa Church - January 16, 2012
I live in Northwest Arkansas. As one visitor to the area asked, “You get a whole corner?” Yep. The region has become what some would describe as urban sprawl, only there is no real urban center. Unless you count the Walmart home office. But I digress.
If you look at a map of the United...
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The Long and Short of Things
Melissa Church - January 06, 2012
I’m letting my hair grow. After three months, I feel like I’ve been growing my hair for about 14 years. You can see from my profile picture that I typically wear it very short - have for years. Since Princess Diana made her first appearance on a magazine cover I’ve had short hair. Now it...
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Chicken Juice
Melissa Church - December 23, 2011
I watched one of those news specials years ago that was running an episode about salmonella contamination. It followed a woman with a package of chicken from the grocery store to her home. After she got the package into the freezer they revealed with ultraviolet light where there was trace...
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Bread, Wonderful Bread
Melissa Church - December 06, 2011
It’s the Christmas season and I will soon be baking for my neighbors. It’s my gift to them at Christmas time. What I bake takes a different twist every year. This year I’m thinking about bread. I love bread in every shape, size and flavor. Pumpernickel, sourdough, whole wheat, rye. Hard and...
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