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“The flesh whines against service but screams against hidden service. It strains and pulls for honor and recognition. It will devise subtle, religiously acceptable means to call attention to the […]

It’s not uncommon for people to associate a new year with new possibilities, new goals, new self-improvement strategies, new relationships, and overall, a new you. The possibility of change seems

Two months before his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached a sermon on significance. He said:“If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you

“Condescend to all the weaknesses and infirmities of your fellow-creatures, cover their frailties, love their excellencies, encourage their virtues, relieve their wants, rejoice in their prosperities, compassionate their distress, receive

“Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you.” Matthew 6:33As a teacher, I was pretty in tune to the student’s attention span.

“For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them but has listened to their cries for help.” Psalm 22:24

I recently bought a fitness watch to track my steps and monitor my daily activity. At work, I’ve made it a habit to check my progress, seeing my steps as

I have trouble with arrogance and gluttony and I’ll bet you do too. An example of my arrogance is that I think staff should be the ones pulling the lane

If you have ever spent much time in the Pacific Northwest, you have probably experienced first-hand the majesty of the Sequoia Sempervirens otherwise known as the coast redwood. They are

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5: 22-23 My daughter-in-law recently

“Anyone who thinks that his time is too valuable to spend keeping quiet will eventually have no time for God and his brother, but only for himself and his own

“Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the