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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Wow! Another week, another Monday, and another word-of-the-week. Today’s word is … CONVERSION This seems like an odd word with which to begin a week. I’m not thinking of conversion in the religious sense. Instead, I’m considering it in the context of efficiency. Sales professionals know all about conversion. Basically, it’s the percentage of leads […]
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Happy weekend! I hope the first Saturday in August is relaxing and peaceful. Neil deGrassse Tyson is a wonderful communicator and world-renowned scientist. This short clip, part of the Q&A following a speech, took me back to junior high school and reminded me of the inspirational nature of great endeavors. Sometimes the value isn’t in […]
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Someone recently posed an interesting question about questions. He asked, “What questions hinder you from a complete and full relationship with the Lord?” As a teacher I always maintained that sincere, authentic questions enhance any interaction. I welcome questions because they’re a window that allows me to see what the other person’s thinking. I was […]
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Note: This article is semi-serious and semi-sarcastic. Discern carefully and with a bit of humor. Do you know anyone who uses scripture like a weapon? Occasionally you encounter someone who carries around their memorized verses like a quiver of arrows. They pull them out to support political positions, social preferences, and just about any opinion […]
Continue readingSemi-Regular Newsletter 8.4.2010
Here’s a link to the 2010 Back to School edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. Thanks for all of your continued support. Enjoy the rest of summer!
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