Posts Tagged ‘teaching’
Inspiration
I am inspired by the stories of people who have gone before me. I am reading a book called “The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965” It is about the long and storied history of Churchill’s leadership during the World War II era. The hardship that he and the people of…
Read MoreGood Work & Word
I believe that work is honorable. Those who work produce something and often the work product serves others and not just themselves. I think of serving professions: Law Enforcement, Firefighters, EMT’s, Physicians, Pastors, Teachers, REALTORS, etc.… This list could get very long. There is a joy that comes from serving others that is hard to…
Read MoreMy Life Verse
I have learned to love many passages in scripture that really speak to my heart and encourage me in my life journey. When I was a junior in college at Johnson Bible College (now Johnson University Tennessee), I began a student ministry in Crab Orchard Tennessee. It was a small church and my wife and…
Read MoreCommitment
I make lots of commitments each day. I put appointments down on my calendar several days or weeks in advance. I need to write my commitments down to keep track of them. If I put a meeting with someone on my schedule, then I have a commitment with them at that time. I have made…
Read MoreMountains
One of my favorite places to go is to the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee. I spent four years there getting my under graduate education and then lived in Maryville (aka Murraville) another two and a half years. I loved being out driving to a store or going somewhere and looking up and seeing…
Read MoreObedient
I was not the perfect child as some people might think. I gave my parents trouble every now and then. I was not super rebellious, but I certainly tested the boundaries. I remember being punished for my disobedience. I learned from my parents to respect authority and to live within the boundaries that are set…
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