Recently, I became more aware of three words—six actually—that can alter how I approach life and all the things want to accomplish.
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Life
Dreams and Plans
2021. A year many of us longed for as 2020 dragged on and on and on. Now it’s here, and I suspect some of us are not all that thrilled with the way it’s started out. And it’s too late to reboot. We’re stuck with it. But that doesn’t mean …
What Does Christmas Mean?
It’s that time of year when I think many of us ponder questions like: “What’s it all about?” “Why do we do all this decorating and buying and cooking?” “Why do we put with relatives and others we wouldn’t spend a minute with at any other time of year?” Especially …
Don’t Be Afraid
Storms and tough times are going to come in life. They are the opportunity to see how strong our faith is and how strong God is. Storms are a way for him to produce much good.
Happy Thanksgiving
I wish you all the happiest of Thanksgiving!! 2020 has been a most challenging year from the pandemic to riots to the elections. It’s been a year that could easily discourage and even defeat us. It’s also been a year of breakthrough and victory for many people. I approach Thanksgiving …
The Listening Place
Every day our ears are bombarded with sound—traffic, radio, television, kids, work, school, church. Almost everything comes with sound. Many times, it becomes white noise. Something that’s always there, sounds we no longer distinguish as being music or voice. We adjust and adapt. Or we block it out. But there are times when …
When You Don’t Think You Have What It Takes
But when we give Jesus our “bread”—our resources no matter what they are or how feeble they seem, he is able to multiply it to provide for others.
What Inspires Me?
What inspires the plumber, the carpenter, the lawyer, the teacher, the mechanic, the nurse, the pastor to go to work every day?
You’re Never Too Old
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C. S. Lewis As Al Borland used to say on the first Tim Allen show, Home Improvement, “I don’t think so, Tim.” Usually, when Tim was about to blow something up that shouldn’t blow up. …
Effective Communication…
Sometimes, choosing to ignore the parts we don’t like can be a good communication strategy.