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  • Billy Graham – Reluctant Hero

    If there was one thing that Billy Graham has always resisted, it is hero status. He would be the first to remind us that he was a sinner saved by grace and a simple servant of Jesus. However, it is humility and willingness to be used that make him a hero nevertheless. Now in the…

  • Faith and Futility

    I thrive on "busy." I move amongst projects and big ideas and run on full steam until something intervenes. I love solitude and I love crowds. Go figure. Starbucks is my office. I like some people around me while I am working, but not too many. I am a dreamer. There are so many big…

  • Spelling Money Biblically

    M – MANAGE it; never let it manage you. It is a great slave and a poor master. Love people and use money; not the reverse. It is not money, but the love of money that is the root of all evil.(I Timothy 6:10). in fact, Ecclesiastes 5:10 says that the person who loves money…

  • An Ation Evening

    It was July 1, 2006. I had an "ation" evening. Have you ever had one? Saturday night – anticipation, inspiration, perspiration (It is hot in Fresno), exasperation (Andrea is preparing the church finance report), motivation (some, but not much – I'm ready for bed), temptation (Saturday Night Live really does give me a chuckle, but…

  • Make Someone’s Day

    There is an awesome video by an amazing young lady at the end of this post as I have updated it.

  • Eat That Frog

  • America Mourns the Loss of Uncle Walter

    Walter Cronkite has died at age 92. We have all lost a trusted friend and member of our family. Read about his life. "And that's the way it is. Friday, July 17. Goodnight." Broadcast journalist and CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite in the 1960s. Hulton Archive/Getty Images' How ironic to receive the news on…

  • Don’t Lose Heart

    5 words from II Cor 4:16: "… we do not lose heart …" Never lose heart. To lose heart is to lose center & create vacuum which shall suck up something to fill itself. We may not want that calling the shots. Losing heart is no option. Losing heart is placing our choices in the…

  • Turning Up the Heat 1 Degree

    212 is your magic number. Turn the heat up a notch! Scotty Wilson posts so many encouraging and thoughtful things on FaceBook and Twitter.He posted this SimpleTruths video this morning that really lifted me. It is so true. Sometimes it is just the extra degree, extra mile, extra effort, extra smile that makes the difference.…

  • Oddities

    They may not have been all that odd, but they struck me that way. At the courthouse, a homeless guy was sprawled out on the ground next to a light pole with an electrical outlet. Plugged into the outlet was a cord attached to a charger that was rejuvenating his cell phone. Actually, I find…