I love the (seasonal) winter holidays! Thanksgiving… Christmas… and to a lesser extent – New Years. These were and continue to be very special days which, for me, meant home and family. I do appreciate that my experiences aren’t mirrored in everyone’s lives but mine are so blessed. Which means that I get incredibly nostalgic… […]
Which of those possibilities would You want to characterize your life? And if your response is, ‘does it matter’… yes. Each one of those words has attitudes and behaviors associated with them, so yes, it is important. How one reacts when we feel we ‘deserve’ (fill in the blank) will quickly manifest itself in our
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I am a great proponent of applying learning. What function does learning accomplish if it isn’t tested and demonstrated in one’s life? I typically classify any unapplied learning as ‘interesting’ but not of any great use – a kind of learning for learning’s sake, still with some value. But it is in seeing, intentionally, the
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There are 3 danger times in our lives that we can, or do, take our eyes off the prize, “…the upward call on our lives.” (Philippians 3:14). The first is in our youth when we are in our invincibility phase. The second is in our mid-life when we are confronted with the cares of the
Is this what you seek? Do you want to live a dumbing down life? Low to nonexistent stress and challenges? Is your life sooo full (to overflowing) that non-stress is a high value and you’d accept dumbing down over truth, over pushing your self developed boundaries, over…?Yes, that did sound harsh. Somehow the mid January through
but, I am back! I haven’t been that sick in years and have no desire to repeat the experience. But it has, once again, raised the issue about healing.Do I believe that God removed His hand and/or allowed this sickness. Absolutely and irrevocably – NO! In my understanding, this would be totally contrary to who
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In my opinion, there are two critical decisions we all have to face at some time and then decide what we are going to do with them. The two issues: First – Listening to your still, small voice (which is listening to the Holy Spirit). Second – You need to believe that God has you right where
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Kinda depends on the focus? What would you reference? If you are talking about life, then the answer is a resounding – NO! The question should be – do you know where your destiny lies? When you ‘shake off this mortal coil’ where will you be? What/Who will you see? Or do you believe that this
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“…the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (v4). For God…has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (v6) But we have this treasure in jars of clay
Most of us live our Christian lives somewhere between accepting Jesus as Lord and the ‘professional’ ministry. We try to live our lives, albeit in the trenches, as best we can. Many have no idea of the abundant, rich life that await us. This state is because we… don’t realize or don’t act on the
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
