What’s your understanding, interpretation, definition of this word? Do you experience ‘punishment’? Is it precarious and capricious… or justified? Regardless, how do you handle these times and what do you do with what you learn? About yourself – your actions, your ownership of what you did or said, your ‘amends’, etc. The Word tells us […]
Meaning? Is it the same as “foundational’? Webster: “… serving as, or being an essential part of, foundation or basis; basic; underlying; being an original or primary source; indispensable, primary…” Some of the suggested synonyms are: basic, elemental, essential, introductory, rudimental, underlying.This is like an onion… the more you peal back the more you
Life does begin with salvation. (John 3:3-8, ESV) “Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one s born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?’ Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I
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Character is a given. We all have one. WHAT it is is our gift to the world… or not. But without doubt it is us who create our character. Actually, Webster gives a great deal of space to the word. “one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual; the complex of
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When you get down to it… how many people have you allowed to know you… including yourself? Not the surface you (which is never superficial, only surface), but the deeper you? Is there a reason? In some fashion are you protecting you? From what… or whom? Perhaps I should start with – do you like
Not necessarily a positive word, place to be. Can one truly grow in a complacent environment? The ‘advantages’ to being complacent is???? Don’t mistake content and complacent… they are not the same. Content is proactive, while complacent is incautious and typically inactive.Starting with Webster’s definitions, content means: “…contentment…” Not certain what this tells us. However, when
A hiccup, in my world of definitions, is something that occurs that is unexpected and, typically, unwelcome but is not a major disaster. It could have occurred ‘out of the blue’ but may or may not have resulted from something you did or failed to do. Yet… it still was an event that got you ‘off’
Have you ever noticed the differences in the word, ‘no’? Sometimes we can seem to hear… ‘maybe’ in the intonation. Other times it seems to be ‘NO!!!’. A ‘later’ may also be inferred. Then again, it may all be a function of the focus, context. What is it we are wanting, needing that we sense
OK… question – do you consider yourself an ‘average’, typical, ‘everyday’ Christian? So how is this defined? Seriously. How is this defined, how do you know typical and average? More importantly… is this how you want to define yourself? Why would you want this designation? Is this a case of doing the minimum in order
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I am. Thankfully. It is my goal, my purpose to continue on my journey to become the best me I can be. But it never happens overnight – no ‘magic wand’. However, it won’t happen apart from a commitment to the mindset that we are always in a position to grow, to learn, to practice
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