On Faith
Rock on: Face life’s challenges with determination
An ancient story from the Desert Fathers of the early church tells of a time long ago and ...
On Faith
Old-fashioned kindness never out of fashion – wear it well!
Kindness seems like an old-fashioned word. And it does have history. It apparently derives from or is related ...
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Establish a faith regimen to achieve spiritual excellence
Sociologist Daniel Chambliss undertook a multi-year study to better understand what separated swimmers who became Olympic medalists from ...
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Sinking under the stress? Don’t go down with the ship
Not long ago we ran across the curious tale of the ship Pelicano. As author Max Lucado tells ...
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Worthy struggle is often more meaningful than winning
Winning can be a wonderfully exhilarating and validating experience. Who doesn’t like to win, whether the win comes ...
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Investing your God-given talents will pay dividends
Jesus once told a provocative little parable about a master who, in leaving town, left his possessions in ...
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Living in a community reminds us it’s nice to be needed
Small town or big city – what’s your preference? If people are people wherever you go, maybe it ...
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We all have capacity for greatness, in some shape or form
We were amazed to discover a souvenir shop last summer that sold only refrigerator magnets. We occupied ourselves ...
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Back to school? In your own way, you too can be a teacher
As fall rolls in, kids everywhere are back to their routines. They are back to school. Do the ...
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Let there always be light in our lives … and let it shine
How does the Bible begin? You probably know the opening words of the Bible’s story of creation by ...
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Focus on God’s constancy to avoid spiritual whiplash
Many centuries ago, there lived a reluctant prophet of God in the ancient land of Judah. It was ...
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Perhaps we too can make a haven for a ‘hippo’ or two
Several years ago a massive earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean occurred and launched a tsunami of enormous and ...