Posts Tagged ‘Life Lessons’
Teach Us to Number Our Days
Today I visited my mom, who happens to be 96 this year. Over the last few months, her world is shrinking. She used to get around by herself, with the aid of a walker, and some help from time to time from family members. Something happened a little while ago through which she lost much…
Read MoreWhat If One Lifetime Were Like One Year?
Moses wrote in Psalm 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” All of us prepare for the seasons of the year. (If you don’t believe me, check the mall parking lots at certain times of the year.) All of us know how to plan for New…
Read MoreFind Your Passion? Or Live for a Greater Cause?
I try not to make a habit of this, but I’m going to start out by telling you a lie. It’s a lie that you already know and might already believe. It fills advice columns, podcasts, self-help books and Disney movies. Like the most insidious of lies, it even beckons us to make it the…
Read MoreThe Will of God – in the Word of God
George Stiekes And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. (Joshua 9:14) There are always those who somehow think that everything that takes place in their lives must be according to God’s will. As a result they actually miss God’s will in many areas. Have you…
Read MoreHoney for a Lifetime from a Moment of Pain
Robert D. Vincent My screams brought my mother hurtling out the front door of our home in Orange Park, Florida. From the volume of noise I was producing she no doubt suspected that I was on the verge of severe injury, or worse, that the injury had already taken place. By the time she reached…
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