Don’t you love it when a really cool idea just drops into your lap? This morning I met with eight people who are part of the year-long workshop I mentioned last time (How To Know What’s Right). We enjoyed a great conversation about courage, communication, and character. One of my companions told us about a slogan […]
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Do you ever have trouble knowing the right thing to do? I’ve recently listened to a number of presentations by a very smart man about “discernment.” I won’t name the speaker because I’m not certain I understood exactly what he said and I don’t want to misrepresent his position. Basically, here’s what I heard: There’s […]
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Welcome to the beginning of a new week and another word-of-the-week. This week I’m thinking about … UNCONDITIONAL It seems that we attach unconditional a little too easily. It’s one of those words that sounds good, as long as you don’t take it seriously. Lately I’ve been participating in a year-long conference in which a […]
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Happy Saturday. You may cry or laugh, but I’ll bet you smile as you watch this video. If you can’t view the video, click here to watch it on the web site.
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Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. [1 Thessalonians 5:16-18] Ever had one of those days? Well, I’ve already had one today, and it’s only 9:30 am. Nothing catastrophic; my spinal cord injury decided to remind me of its ability to disrupt […]
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Can I be grateful without realizing it? Without expressing it? Last time I talked about maintaining an attitude of abundance (How To Relate In Abundance). Since I usually associate abundance with gratitude, I started wondering if I’m truly grateful. I haven’t said I’m grateful much lately, which got me wondering whether gratitude has to be […]
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“None of us can identify with what you’ve been through.” I hear that a lot when I speak to groups. The speaker implies that my experience is so uniquely horrific that most folks simply can’t relate. But it goes a step further—somehow, my loss is “worse” than anything most other folks have experienced. I don’t […]
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Welcome to Monday and another word-of-the-week. Today’s word is … Evidence Someone once asked a penetrating question: If you were accused in court of being a follower of Jesus, would your behavior provide enough evidence to convict you? In Acts 11, Barnabas was sent by the Jerusalem church leaders to the Antioch church in which […]
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Happy Saturday! I don’t usually do book reviews here. No particular reason, except maybe I’m not sure I am enough of an authority to tell someone else what they ought to read. But I saw a staggering statistic—70% of U.S. households did not purchase a single book last year! Even if that’s off by 20% […]
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“And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.” [Luke 5: 37-38] Have you ever wanted to start over? I sure have, lots of times, […]
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Do you believe absolute truth exists? I do. I believe some notions are set-in-stone, no-exceptions-allowed, no-question-about-it, all-time-and-forever true. I also believe most ideas don’t qualify for that status. I’ve written about this before (Left, Right, Or Something Else?) but it’s one of those topics that keeps poking at me. Apparently I still have more to […]
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Today we’re adding our voice to the One Word Blog Carnival hosted by Bridget Chumbley. I hope you’ll visit the carnival and check out the other attractions. This carnival focuses on … LAUGHTER As Elmer’s first grandson, I suppose I occupied some sort of favored status. I remember several things about Elmer. He was probably […]
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