Buying a Rock
When I was about five years old the little girl down the street set up a store in her back yard. My mother gave me a nickel to spend and …
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Saying vs. Doing
A famous anthropologist said, “What people say, what people do, and what people say they do are entirely different things.” That’s a good observation for us as Christians to consider. …
Read More Commitment in the Valley
Oswald Chambers, who is remembered for his classic book, “My Utmost for His Highest,” once said “God can use one person who has been totally transformed by God more than …
Read More Lessons from Noah’s Ark
Someone gleaned the following time management principles from the account of Noah’s ark: 1: Don’t miss the boat. God has something He wants you to accomplish. 2: Plan ahead. It …
Read More Million Year Consequences
In his book, “Measure your Life” Wesley Duewell makes the following observation about the way we spend our time: Life is an investment. God planned it that way. For every …
Read More General William Booth
Years ago the Salvation Army magazine featured a picture of a boat in a stormy sea. Around the boat were men and women hopelessly lost and perishing in the sea. …
Read More Flurry on the Way to the Grave
Someone said, “Life was a flurry that occurred on the way to the grave.” That little one liner gives a good summary of the way many people live their lives …
Read More Difficult Assignments Bring Satisfaction
Someone once noted: “Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” …
Read More Persistence
Calvin Coolidge was the 29th President of the United States. He was often called “Quiet Calvin” because of his soft-spoken nature. When told that Coolidge had died someone asked, “How …
Read More The TV is My Shepherd
Child training experts Michael & Debbie Pearl wrote the following poem called channel 23: The TV is my shepherd, I shall not want anything else. It maketh me to lie …
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