How much of success is due not to talent or opportunity, but simply due to showing up, I wonder? Faithfulness. It was my word for 2019, and it characterizes this year well. Nothing has gone as I had hoped. No new opportunities, ministries, or relationships. But God was faithful, and He taught me some things about faithfulness. I work…
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Showing Up
Words and Influence
“Influencers” are all the rage these days. Platforms are given or sought, and we all eagerly follow those whose “brands” we like. For good or for evil, social media has made it easy for many to share their thoughts and opinions with the world, setting themselves up as guides and people of influence. I’m aware of the draw to the…
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A Rewarder of Those Who Diligently Seek Him
Sometimes God has a funny way of answering prayers, or so it seems. God has been teaching me much about prayer, and one aspect of that has been praying specifically. And so I asked Him at lunch time for a small but unlikely thing from a particular person. A few hours later I heard from that person (though they had…
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Resetting My Heart
It was a long day. Between my two jobs, I typically work 40 hours Mon-Thur, and often add “extra-curricular” things like Bible study in the evenings on top of that. Plus I’m commuting around 1 1/2 hours a day. So by the time I get to Thur. evening, I’m pretty well spent. This is why my weekends get saved for…
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Faithful Love
I am thinking today of faithful love. Last week, I spent a bit of time in a high school classroom, talking with teens about sexual integrity and various things related to it. One of our last classes together, we talked about “safe sex” vs. “safest sex”. What made it safest? Was it enough just to know each other well (since…
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