The weekends are a good time to accomplish what I call “offensive reading” – that’s reading that you want to do rather than reading that you have to do. I was gripped by the following sentence by Samuel Chand, … Continue Reading →
Here are the top ten posts of 2011 as determined by you the reader. Click on a title while you’re waiting for the new year to come in: THE HOLE IN OUR GOSPEL A MIGHTY FORTESS IS OUR GOD THERE’S… Continue Reading →
I’m attending the Forum of Biblical Agencies conference in Orlando, Florida (80 degrees in November, I can get used to it). Samuel Rodriguez who is the President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference gave an inspirational keynote address emphasizing… Continue Reading →
It’s an important question – actually it’s a matter of life and death. Take a look at this amazing video: http://www.180movie.com/ and listen to the viewpoints of some folks on the boardwalk. What are your thoughts after watching the… Continue Reading →
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Seth Godin had a rather provocative post this morning. If you’re concerned about education and preparing people for our workforce you may want to check out his post at sethgodin.typedpad.com –… Continue Reading →
What brings you refreshment? Jeanne and I love to be with our grandchildren. Young children are great – they are open, honest, and genuine! In our journey from childhood to adulthood why do we often lose our way? We think… Continue Reading →
Ultimately becoming a minimalist is about simplifying your life. In my first post in this series I wrote about the importance of contentment (Phil 4:11) and being satisfied with what you already have, In part 2 I emphasized that less… Continue Reading →
What’s involved with becoming a minimalist? It is realizing what is essential and what you can do without. This is a lesson I learned from backpacking. When you’re hiking many miles for several days you realize what’s… Continue Reading →
One of my Mother’s Day gifts to Jeanne this year was putting some shrubbery in our front yard. Last year we took down several pine trees and we had two large stumps remaining. The estimates for having them ground down… Continue Reading →
Have you ever read a verse in the Bible that makes you think “Yes, that’s what I want that for my life!” Joshua 21:45 is such a verse, “Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to… Continue Reading →
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” This thought by Goethe is worth considering as we enter the New Year. As we hang up the new calendar we have a tabula rasa,… Continue Reading →
George Santayana is generally credited with the statement, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” We realize the importance of this statement but why is this principle so often ignored? Approximately 2500 years ago the prophet… Continue Reading →
Show me how you spend your time and your money and that’s a pretty good indicator of your priorities. What advice does King Solomon who was one of the wisest men who ever lived offer? “The beginning of wisdom is: … Continue Reading →
For years when I read 1 Timothy 6:17, “Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all… Continue Reading →
A key principle in life is to have a proper sense of priorities. What is the “one thing” most important for your life? It’s been said that the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. We… Continue Reading →
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