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… Continue Reading The True Measure of Greatness
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“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… Continue Reading The Heart of a Servant
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“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.… Continue Reading Polite, Attentive, Interested
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“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… Continue Reading The God Who Hears and Helps
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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… Continue Reading A Walk That Matters
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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… Continue Reading Humility
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… Continue Reading Sequoia Sempervirens
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“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… Continue Reading Fruit of the Spirit
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“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… Continue Reading Losing God in the Noise of Life
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“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… Continue Reading Qualified by Grace
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“Do everything for the glory of God” 1 Cor. 10:31Movies- there are hundreds of them – no thousands of them – forget those two thoughts – I am sure there… Continue Reading Movies
There’s a song on Christian radio that really humbles me: “The Jesus” by Phil Wickham. I believe many Christians in this country don’t fully embrace what he describes. The lyrics… Continue Reading Jesus Way
