This coming Saturday, November 22 2014, is National Adoption Day. And November is National Adoption Month. You may not realize there are over 100,000 kids in foster homes waiting for a permanent home. And the “National Adoption Day” organization has already helped over 50,000 kids find homes. There’s a very important reason I think this is so meaningful… …think of all the countless human … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Faith Hope and Love
Sometimes you might feel like you couldn’t possibly feel more tired. Then you realize you have to keep going a little longer. That’s when the old saying “no rest for the weary” truly dawns on you. I’ve got a couple of Labrador retrievers, and they’re almost 12 years old. If you’ve ever had any interaction with a Lab, you know how much they love … Read the rest…
Let Peace Rule In Your Heart
The one true, living, loving God gave you life. And He offers you His love, but He doesn’t force it on you. He offers you help, but He doesn’t force on you. And He offers you peace, but He doesn’t even force that on you. In fact, you get to decide if you want to let peace rule in your heart. I’m not talking … Read the rest…
Do you know what it means to give grace to others? Grace, according to one of the definitions in the dictionary, is the “free and unmerited favor of God“. No kidding…that’s actually in the dictionary. Who’d’ve thunk it? Well, since that definition says it’s of (or from) God, can we mere humans know what it’s like to give grace to others? If we’re to … Read the rest…
Faith Is A Gift
Faith is a gift, given to us by our Creator. And faith is a gift we give ourselves. But it’s very important to note that faith shouldn’t be misplaced into self. Self demands a lot, but the true, saving faith you need for eternal life can never be in self. It must be in the only One who was faithful enough to withstand the … Read the rest…
Hope Is Not A Strategy There’s a book called “Hope Is Not A Strategy” by an author named Rick Page. (I made that a link since I’m mentioning his name, but I don’t receive any compensation for sales…just so you know) He’s apparently an authority on sales strategies, and so salespeople or potential salespeople could probably glean some good stuff. But… Hope certainly IS a part … Read the rest…
Worldview Definition
Here’s a worldview definition. See if it’s how you’d describe it. That’s a fair worldview definition. But it makes it seem like a worldview happens to you by your circumstances or surrounding. I prefer to believe you shape your worldview. It doesn’t shape you. What I mean by that is…you choose to believe facts and figures or fantasy. Choose is the operative word. No … Read the rest…