This blog is simply a re-post of one I wrote two years ago to the day. Since my subscriber list has grown over the last couple of years, I thought it might be helpful to re-post this in case there may be some folks who are struggling to accept who they are and how they […]
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Before the warmth of Christmas generosity and good will is chilled by the frenetic pace of another year, I thought it appropriate to share what I expect is a scarcely known excerpt from Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. If it is not scarcely known, then in my humble estimation its potency to prevail upon […]
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For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. . . . And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, “Why do you stand here idle all day?” (Matthew 20:1,6 […]
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Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:4-5 (ESV) One year ago to the day—during my customary early morning walk—I had a conversation with the Lord concerning . […]
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But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. Matthew 12:36-37 (NKJV) I once heard a business colleague describe herself as being an inch […]
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Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. Proverbs 17:6 (ESV) The glory of children is their fathers. In the NIV, the word glory is translated pride. This link (see below screenshot) gives the Blue Letter Bible (i.e., Strongs) definition for the word glory in Proverbs 17:6 — […]
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