Have you ever looked out an airplane window at night? I flew across most of the U.S. last night and received a glimpse of daily life from a different perspective.
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I’m in Spartanburg, S.C. this morning to tape a half-hour interview about Relentless Grace for a nationally syndicated television show called Time For Hope. Please pray that I don’t mumble or drool or say anything too bizarre. Since I’m traveling today, I fugured it might be a good opportunity for a non-commercial commercial. Do you […]
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“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. [Matthew 7:7-8] Is the door opening or closing?
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Happy Monday! I’ve decided to add a feature. For the next few Mondays, I’ll post a series of excerpts from RELENTLESS GRACE. You can read previous excerpts here. I hope you enjoy them, and that you’ll encounter God’s invitation to give hope another chance. THE MONSTER IN THE MIRROR (Relentless Grace Excerpt #5) Intensive Care became my […]
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 18 miles STUFF HAPPENS Let it snow, let it snow, let […]
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A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they could not […]
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Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my […]
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An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For […]
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 31 miles HOW TO CHASE A DREAM When your […]
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The ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where one stands in times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King Have you ever thought you were too weak to help?
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I felt lost, and I desperately wanted God to show up. Instead, people appeared and gradually helped me toward the light. Only later did I realize that was how God shows up. How can you help someone who needs you? I’ve been working on a presentation for folks who are working in difficult areas of […]
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If you want to be an effective leader, you must respect everyone unconditionally. You don’t have to like everyone, you won’t admire everyone, and you certainly can’t trust everyone. But you can regard everyone with unconditional positive respect. Gus Lee Gus Lee is a nationally recognized leadership expert. Gus is Chair of Character and Ethics at West […]
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