First Forgive

There is a sequence to many things in life. One simple example is preparing food.  The sequence is: purchase, prepare, cook, serve, and eat.  It would be out of sequence to serve it before it was prepared. There are hundreds of thousands of examples of sequential order in our lives. Jesus taught His disciples as…

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Territorial

I was driving on the interstate yesterday and kept finding myself talking out loud to a driver who couldn’t hear me. There were some drivers who were occasionally drifting out of their lane and getting too close for comfort to mine. I don’t consider myself a “territorial” person. “Stay in your lane” is a new…

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Harmony

I like this word. It has multiple meaning all of which are pleasant.  In music, harmony is a blend of tones that make a melodious chord that is pleasing to the ear. Harmony takes music and song to a whole new level of excellence. Harmony means at its core – agreement, accord, a congruent order.…

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Neglect

  This is not a positive word or trait. Neglect is something we fail to do. Most of the time we neglect things that don’t matter much to us. I’ve learned that if I neglect the “check engine light” on my vehicles, there could be something serious happen. Neglect usually leads to an unnecessary expense…

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Dominion

When I think of this word, I think of dominion – I think of control, ruling power, and domination. I’m thankful that we don’t live under a government of dominion. I have to confess that it feels a bit like that sometimes, but our government is “we the people”. We have lots of choices and…

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Success = Obedience

I remember as a kid growing up how important obedience it. I remember that at times I received the punishment for disobedience. As a parent, I’ve learned just how significant it is for my kiddos. I know that even though “I turned out all right” that I broke my parents heart some growing up. They…

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