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Reflections

  • Just Be

    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.… Continue reading

  • Henry Neufeld – Author of the Month

    Henry Neufeld is our distinguished Author of the Month in both the Religion and Christian Fellowship Forums. Pick up copies of Henry’s books and join the discussion. Author of the Month                   … Continue reading

  • Projects and Rejects

    Projection often requires rejection. If I take up one project, let me interject for conjecture sake, I must reject another, at least for a juncture of time. If I inject, into my schedule a new project, something is ejected from… Continue reading

  • Make a Decision

    Can you make a decision right now, without mulling it over, without agonizing, without gathering a stack of research or consulting a room full of advisers? It is a simple decision, perhaps a "no-brainer." It is a decision to live,… Continue reading

  • SOAR

    A little bird fell to the ground, but it was not harmed. Soon, a larger bird swooped down and picked the little one up, carrying it back to the place where it would try again. After several attempts, the little… Continue reading

  • Happy Birthday

    This is for all to whom it applies. I just jotted it down for my MySpace friends with birthdays and decided to share it: It’s time to say, “Happy Birthday!”  Happy Birthday to You.I need to say something new.I’m glad… Continue reading

  • Do It

    What is that on your heart?Is it just another attachment,Or is it part of the whole?Can it be severed as part?An incidental detachment ?Or must it remain as your very soul? I think it is more than you knowMore than… Continue reading

  • Freedom

    When I was a young man, I used to hear the local "Up With People" choir singing a song that has stuck with me for decades. It went like this: "Freedom isn’t free. Freedom isn’t free.You’ve got to pay the… Continue reading

  • Sermon on Time

    I just want to be very clear in case you don’t want to read a sermon this morning from me. This is one. it is not a motivational message or a business focused inspirational tidbit. It is an extraction  of… Continue reading

  • Virginia Satir and My Telephone

    I should think through my telephone greetings more strategically. This one just slipped out today on our home phone, "Good afternoon, Sims’ People Factory." I apologized – sort of – since the person on the other end was, up until… Continue reading