OUTLINE: Ro 1:12 [NLV]Both of us need help. I can help make your faith strong and you can do the same for me. We need each other. Do Not Be DeceivedIt’s a privilege to have the time / energy / opportunity to encourage another human being. (Ref. Jn 15-10-13) Escaping Misery It’s impossible to remain miserable if we focus […]
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Being present. Why is that so difficult? Is anyone actually “there” anymore when they are conversing with another? Go to the local fast food restaurant and watch how people, families even, treat each other. Their actions say, “You’re not worth my full attention, so I’ll offer you an occasional acknowledgement, either verbally or visually, so
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Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all? — Amos 3:5 No and no, to answer the prophet Amos’ questions. What’s he getting at, though? The simple gist of his wisdom is that if
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What is compassion? Think about that for a moment on your own… It’s a great question, isn’t it? It’s also a very interesting one in the sense that if you were to take a sample of definitions for the word compassion, you’d likely end up with a hundred different versions before too long. To me,
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Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Following the completion of my stint in the U.S. Air Force, I was tasked with, as they say, “working my way through college”. Until being hired into a formal engineering internship, I worked primarily as a waiter at the breakfast diner my mom owned and operated. I also worked nights at a Chinese restaurant not
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I guess it’s fair to say that people dance for different reasons. One of my all-time favorite country songs is The Dance by Garth Brooks. I suppose it’s because it somehow manages to capture those emotions that exist between risk and reward, particularly in our relationships. Even though it’s a romantic song, I think it
“We just want to be married and bring glory to our Lord.” Could a pastor and a father be any more satisfied, relieved, and elated??? Probably not. This was my future daughter-in-law’s response to why she and my oldest son decided to push up their wedding date by eight months, foregoing the “big wedding” plans. There they