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Tonight as you prepare to rest, just be. Being is what you were meant for, made for, and are maturing into. You are, after all a being, human and developing. Be yourself. Be REAL – Responsible, Evolving, Authentic, and Loving. Be what you are becoming as in what you will COME to BE (BE -COME).…

I am shutting down online activity for a few days in order to get fired up. At 5:30 A.M. tomorrow, I check into Clovis Community Hospital for gastric bypass surgery. For the rest of my life,, I will eat much less and much more carefully. I am doing it for several reasons: 1. Life is…

I found this inspiring and am passing it on to you: "Many of us can recall a teacher who inspired us to make the most of our strengths and encouraged us to overcome our weaknesses. Show your appreciation by thanking a teacher with this beautiful gift book, The Heart of A Teacher, written by Paula…

 "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.  And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying … And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. … And…

I posted this on our Church Newsletters Plus blog this morning. However, when i read the printed version, I found all sorts of errors. I fixed them there and am reposting it here. There are two roads to life. They have many expressions and characteristics, but I want to focus today on one dimension of…

To bear the cross of Christ is to do what He did – to bear the burdens of others.

Getting ready to be ready is as important as getting ready. Sometimes it is the best you can do. There are 197 instances of the words, "prepare" and "preparation" in the NIV Bible including this reference to Yahweh's preparation: "You prepare table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with…

Writers enjoy instant gratification on the internet. We expect feedback within minutes of posting an idea. Without it, we feel crippled and dis-empowered unlike our fathers who secluded themselves for years, wrote only to God, and never had any assurance that anyone else would read what they were writing. I wonder if they hit dry…

This is the day that the Lord hath made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. I love the reminder and reality that we can RE-joice as an act of volition.  It is not a passive reception of an overwhelming emotion or state of external well-being. It is an available option. It is a choice. it is…

From My Facebook Page: Tom Sims I have already posted this, but I am doing so again because you don't want to miss this. It is a very fun site and is potentially profitable for you. There is great information and it is worthy of being your own personal home page – games – shopping…