Can you teach an old dog new tricks? My Golden Lab, who’s about 13 1/2 years old, and his chocolate brother woke me up too early this morning. They sleep a lot in the daytime, now, so they don’t always sleep through the same night hours as my wife and me anymore. And once the morning coffee started to clear the fog in my … The rest of the story…
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It’s always important to love your neighbor as yourself… And it’s even more important to know how. Love doesn’t mean you have to be a doormat, always turn the other cheek, or simply keep your mouth shut. In fact, most of the time, if you’re doing those things, you might not love your neighbor as yourself as much as you think you do. The … The rest of the story…
Where Do Good Ideas Come From? Yeah, I know.”Where do good ideas come from” ends with a preposition. So who made up that rule anyway? And let me ask you something. Have you ever stared at a blank white screen or page, and it seems to stare back at you? Taunting you? Daring you? You could almost hear a voice saying “Na, na, na, … The rest of the story…
Get This Limited Time Offer While You Can Remember…This Is A Limited Time Offer Hurry, While Supplies Last Sale Ends Tonight at Midnight Any of those lines look or sound familiar? In marketing, whether it’s online or off, they say one of the best techniques for selling is the tried-and-true limited time offer”. I’d have to agree. If you think this deal you’re looking over might … The rest of the story…
Wanna fulfill your ministry? Here’s how… Maybe you saw the headline and thought to yourself, “Hmm…that’s not me. I don’t have a ministry. I don’t even work in a church.” Guess what? If you’re a Christian, it’s important to know how to fulfill your ministry because you DO have one. And you don’t have to be a preacher, a deacon, an elder, or even … The rest of the story…
Would you say you’re abounding in faith with thanksgiving? If you’re a Christian, you’ve probably been taught that faith in Jesus is essential to attain eternal life. And that’s true. But do you have a faith that appears more like you’re barely clinging to your last shred of hope? Or do you wake up each day abounding in faith with thanksgiving? Are you thankful … The rest of the story…
My Phoenix Imagination It arises from rainbow ashes. It takes flight on crystal butterflies. Once forgotten and then forsaken… Now it glows above translucent skies. And it’s all mine…imagination, A Phoenix, a ruby lightning rod. I’m transported up through the heavens, With a blink, into the house of God. I love wordplay. I love alliteration. I love juxtaposed metaphors and impossible phraseology. I love working with words. And … The rest of the story…
If you truly have love in you – serve one another Healthy life. Peaceful life. Wealthy life. Joyful life. Do any (or all) of those describe you in your life? If not, my first question is “Do you love others as you love yourself?” If you answered “yes”, then the next question is…do you serve one another? After all, it’s only in serving one … The rest of the story…
A guy named David wrote a song saying You Have Given Me Life Who was he talking about? What’s a precept? Have you ever heard of precepts? They’re general rules for life. And in the context of your relationship with your Creator, they’re the only rules that matter. When God says do something or don’t do something, it isn’t because He just enjoys making … The rest of the story…
Let Love Live – it will change your life You can’t live without love. Oh sure, you can exist. But you can’t live. And your existence will be an exercise in futility at best…or a dark. lonely place at worst. Why go there, when it’s so easy to just let love live? So how do you let love live? You nurture it, watch it … The rest of the story…