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  • I’ve “Gotta Go!”

    Sometimes on the phone, Sometimes in person, Often on-line, Occasionally when knocking on the door of the privy, Always first thing in the morning … Gotta go! When the waves of life's stormy seas become more Than the tired cliche they are … And actually start to soak the boat, Then, I gotta go. I…

  • Builder or Destroyer

      "Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands." – Proverbs 14:1 Are you a builder or a destroyer? Keep in mind that whatever you do in this regard, it is to your house that you do it. If you act out of anger or impulse, you are…

  • The Optimist

    Are you optimistic? The Online Etymology Dictionary is my friend, confirming my quasi-informed suspicions about words and their origins such as "optimism." When I say I am optimistic, I want to know that what I think I mean is what I am really saying. Here is their take on the word: "1782, from Fr. optimisme…

  • Flip the Greatness Switch

    When you dream great, worthy dreams, you connect to a place in your heart where you flip the switch that turns on an attitude of expectancy and wonder, thus activating imagination and motivation. When this happens, you engage your mind and your feet and your hands in the pursuit of your goals. You rally all…

  • Three Things to Do in a Hurry

    I am in a hurry. I do not like wasting time. Do you? Killing time seems pretty violent and not very life-affirming. How much time do you have? Not much? You cannot possibly do nothing. Breathing is something. So, how about doing something productive? Here are three things a person can do in a hurry that…

  • Say It!

      Here is a little formula for saying what you want to say: S.A.Y.- I.T.   S – Search your own heart and mind for what you really want to convey. A – Assess your audience so that you can access their attention. Y – Yell softly. Choose high impact words. Notice how the room…

  • The Burden of Glory

    The burden of glory is in its weight.Doxa drives us to the depths.How deep can I plunge given this?Hot, light air occupies cracks and crevicesof my soul?I more likely float than plumb the depths. To do other requires the weight,the DoxaWord of Weight: DoxologyGloryThe heavier the glory that weighs us down, the deeper we go.The burden…

  • Today’s Challenge – Your Assignment – ACT!

    Perhaps you'd like for me to tell you what it is, this challenge of today – the big one, the definitive one, the one that, if you conquer it, you conquer everything. Perhaps you want it, but you are unlikely to get it … not from me … not from any who tell you they…

  • Leaning Not on My Own Understanding

      I think that people, who may not have regard for the Bible as scripture or believe in divine direction, may often practice the principle of Proverbs 3:5 without knowing that they are obeying the scripture, "Lean not on thine own understanding." Every intelligent person I know bows in the presence of the unknowns of…

  • Prayer for a Nation’s Leader

    What sort of leadership do we need in our nation and world today? Here is a hint from Psalm 72. This psalm and prayer was reportedly sung by and for for Solomon, who was already King of Israel. It reveals, among other things, some qualities we might desire in a future leader of any nation. This is…