August 29, 2024
Giving with Strings Attached
A woman we’ll call Marie loved to give things away. When I was a child, I frequently was the recipient of her gifts.
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August 27, 2024
Twelve Things Jesus is to Me
Twelve Things Jesus is to Me. Jesus is…My Shepherd who always leads me to a prepared place; My Truth who has never misspoken;
Read more..August 27, 2024
Least Likely to Succeed
Have you ever heard comments about successful leaders such as, “I would never have expected him/her to succeed?”
Read more..August 26, 2024
Praying the Beatitudes
The Beatitudes are not the Scriptural equivalent of your mama's admonition to "be sweet." They outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matthew 6:33). It is a tall order to be like Jesus, like His dependence, His compassion, His humility, His longing for the Father's glory.
Read more..August 26, 2024
The Results of Insecurity
After a while, insecure people typically get angry. When they go so long feeling so poorly about themselves, they start to resent the success and happiness of others.
Read more..August 25, 2024
Shoeshine Man
When it comes to serving one another, think of yourself as the shoeshine man.
Read more..August 25, 2024
A Mother, a Stroller and a Baby
It was Sunday morning and we were having coffee and a bagel at the local coffee shop before we went to church. A young woman walked into the coffee shop, wheeling her baby in a stroller.
Read more..August 23, 2024
The God of a Second Chance
by John Grant “Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed
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The Upside Down Life
What seems like upside down living results in right side up joy.
Read more..August 22, 2024
Programmed Seashells
“Who decreed the boundaries of the seas when they gushed from the depths? Who clothed
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