Earlier this week I was listening to a teleseminar given by Gina Mollicone-Long. She gave two great illustrations on the power of focus. Focus Expansion/Tunnel Vision A little exercise to show this one. First, look around the room you are in looking for anything red. Pay close attention to where each is. Got them? Now [...]
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Max Lucado has long been a favorite of mine. He is so able to paint word pictures that really bring God’s truth to light. Here is an excerpt. Check out the whole article in the link If God can tolerate my mistakes, can’t I tolerate the mistakes of others? If God can overlook my errors, [...]
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A simple, but profound, idea: Take what you know and pass it on to others! (2 Tim 1.1-2). And might I add a corollary? Receive from others with grace and pass it on as well. For those who don’t think they have anything to pass on, don’t believe that lie. God didn’t make any mistakes. [...]
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As we enter the Christmas holiday season there seems to be two, quite opposite, feelings that are evoked. For some, there is great excitement and joy. But for others, it is a time of stress and even depression. I’d like to focus on the latter response and look at some causes and how those of [...]
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I don’t know if it is primarily a “guy” thing but most of us guys, and especially me, are always looking at what needs to be fixed, finding solutions. I know my wife asks me to just listen, really listen, to her and not be trying to offer “fixes”. Learning to love • Being “present”, [...]
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