Even as grown adults there is an inner-child in all of us that still hesitates to do certain things because we don’t feel we have permission. Permission is both a restrictive word and a freeing word. Restrictive for those who don’t feel they have it and freeing for those who do. I am not talking […]
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Have you considered the value of cataloging your own personal axioms gained from the crucible of your life? I started reading the book of Proverbs again this morning and chapter 1:1-9 presents a convincing argument for the value of the proverb. Several years ago I began assembling a list of personal proverbs that have been
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Bob Pierce, the founder of World Vision, has said that “90% of success is just lasting.” There is indeed much to be said for persistence. Persistence more often than not is the determining factor between victory and defeat, between breakthrough and stalemate. This is always poignantly displayed in the back story of Olympic champions, business
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When trust is broken how is it restored? The news this week of yet another high profile marriage in crisis because of infidelity raises this and many related questions. Could such a breach of trust have been avoided in the first place? How do people even begin to rebuild their lives? These revelations fuel the
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Thank God for daily reminders of His loving care for us. Yesterday I just happened to hear a poem recited by Garrison Keillor on the radio as I was driving home. It reminded me of how important my bedrock trust in God is to every aspect of my life. It also underscored how my Christian
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