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  • Keep On In Hope

    "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." – Romans 15:13 (New International Version – NIV – Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society ) God is, among so many…

  • Links to Some Past Articles

    As of today and this hour, I have posted 328 articles on this blog. Here are some highlights since September 2006: Hand-Holding in Ministry    Coffee and Honey Remember the Life-Saving Station Tools, Drools, and Fools  Take Some Steps of FAITH   Seven "E" for a Christ-Centered Community   Going RADical    FAST Thinking   …

  • Blog Archives Prior to September 2006

    Pastor Tom’s Journal        The occasional journal of a pastor-writer-motivator observing the wonders and absurdities of life and celebrating the opportunities that abound every day. Builders or Destroyers – Proverbs 14 It Seems to Me… Leaders are Readers Ation         And the most recent until I write another entry today:       …

  • EFFORT

    A little effort is like eating a potato chip. Once you start, the next one just seems natural and then the next and the next and the next. The difference is that the potato chip saps you and leads to lethargy and obesity while effort energizes and brings rewards. You don’t fill your plate with…

  • Wit, Wisdom, and Silliness Inspired by Answer Bag

    My answer to “WHY DO U HATE & GET JEALOUS OF THOSE WHO HAVE DONE GOOD IN LIFE OR HAVE GOOD THINGS?”  It is a choice. I choose to be inspired by them because I have opportunities to do as well if I embrace them. Lazy people choose to be jealous. People who are afraid…

  • KEEP ON

    The key to not throwing in the towel and quitting on your dream may be as simple as one simple action following a decisive choice. Decide to do something and then, do something. In so doing, you will have taken a step. You will have closed the gap between inaction and action and you will…

  • The Towel Step

    We use the term "throwing in  the towel" to describe quitting in the middle of a project or dream. It is to admit defeat or failure.  The etymology of the term is based on the literal meaning of throwing a towel into the ring in boxing as a way of admitting that the boxer just…

  • A Benediction

    May your days be filled with the joy and expectancy that playfully wrap the gift of purpose. May your wheels never spin except to take you deeper into the grounding of truth. May grace supply you with every need. And may your dream always be greater than your present reality. Tom’s Income Opportunities Business PrinciplesTom’s…

  • Take Charge and Win

    When You Feel Like Giving Up– Take charge of your discouragement. An Answerbag friend’s question sparked these thoughts in me and I share them to encourage you.  Everyone feels like giving up from time to time. You are physically, emotionally, or spiritually drained. That is not an indictment. Nor is a predictor of failure. All…

  • Social Networks – Are they a FAD?

    Social networks are only a fad if you have a very long memory. In other words, there is nothing new about them. Humans have been networking for business and social interests for centuries, Now the Internet has become a useful tool for what we have always done and we can have a broader and quicker…