Winners & Losers

I’m not a fan of giving trophies to every single person on the team. I do like giving completion awards. I think there is value is striving to be the Most Valuable Player and there is only one of those. I also think the same about “most improved”. It shows growth. I sometimes wish that…

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Amazing Grace

I have sung that old hymn “Amazing Grace” too many times to count. There have been times it’s just been a cool old song. There have been other times when I’ve wept as I sing, because in those moments, I was fully aware of my need for this grace, and it was absolutely amazing. Grace…

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But God…

This is not a typical title for sure. I was stopped in my tracks this morning by the three-letter word “but” because it was attached to God. The word “but” is most often a conjunction (transitional word). It can be used as a preposition, adverb, or a noun.  I was reading along in the New…

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Peace With God

I’ve heard people who are at deaths door say, “they have made peace with God”. I’m not sure that is possible. God is the One Who made peace with us. As I study the heart of God, the Father, I realize that He really did EVERYTHING, and I’ve really done NOTHING for peace with Him.…

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Kindness

I really work at being kind to others. It’s harder to be kind to them when they are being rude or disrespectful. It’s easier to be kind to kind people. It’s easier to be kind to humble people. It’s easier to be kind to others when they have demonstrated love and respect toward me.  I…

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No Excuses

I find myself making excuses all the time. I was running late and blamed it getting caught in the office. I could have politely excused myself about three minutes earlier and I’d been on time. I heard a preacher define “Excuse” many years ago and it has stuck with me. “An excuse is the skin…

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