I recently read a story about a family photograph that sat on a shelf for many years. It showed happier days—a time before conflict, disappointment, and broken relationships.
Then something happened that fractured the family. Words were spoken. Trust was damaged. The picture was taken down and placed in a drawer. Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
“Good Night, John Boy!” Remember that familiar closing segment on the Waltons TV show?
John Boy was played by actor Richard Thomas, whose birthday is today.
Guess how old he is? Continue reading
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Growing older is something we all want to do, but something many people fear.
Some time ago, TIME magazine published an article titled, “Why Americans Are Uniquely Afraid to Grow Old.” The article contained statistics, research, and insights from psychology about aging. But the bottom line was this: The fear of aging is one of our greatest fears, especially among the generation known as Baby Boomers. Continue reading
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There’s an old story about a young farmer down in the Bootheel of Missouri who’s plowing his field one spring. He’s growing discouraged with farming. He tried planting cotton, but it didn’t do very well. Soybeans weren’t any better.
He’s wondering what he ought to do with the rest of his life. As he steers his tractor up one row and down another, he utters a fervent prayer to God: “Lord, if you have a plan for my life, please send me a sign, and I will obey.” Continue reading
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Yesterday morning, I received a complimentary email from one of our readers, who’s also a friend of mine, regarding our ministry with this blog.
In addition to her kind words, she shared that reading our posts helped her reflect on her life and the areas she needed to work on. Furthermore, she spoke of how it strengthened her spiritually. Continue reading
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“What you do speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you’re saying,” was once noted by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Emerson’s observation reminds us that influence is often communicated more by what we do than by what we say. Continue reading
Filed under Discipleship, Influence
I’m sure we’ve all seen in the aftermath of a violent storm, large trees uprooted while others remain standing.
We wonder why?
The difference is frequently found underground. Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
Welcome to new readers around the world. We’ve had a great week of engagement with a surge of hits from Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Belgium. Thank you for reading. We hope you will continue to follow our blog regularly. Continue reading
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My friend, fellow Hoosier, and preaching colleague, Steve Wolfgang, recently posted 7 Rules for Self-Discovery by A. W. Tozer that caught my eye.
Tozer originally published these in an essay entitled The Root of the Righteous, which later became the title of a book.
Tozer understood something that Scripture repeatedly teaches: character is revealed not merely by what we profess, but by what we desire, pursue, enjoy, and value. His seven rules provide a helpful mirror for the soul. Continue reading
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“Why Spiritual Growth Requires Hard Training?” was a piece in CT that caught my eye.
It told the story of 21-year-old American Jordan Stolz, who won two gold medals and one silver in speed skating at the Winter Olympics, becoming the first U.S. athlete to win three medals in the Winter Games since 2010. Continue reading
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