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Start Over
When you’ve trusted Jesus and walked His way When you’ve felt His hand lead you day by day But your steps now take you another way, Start over. When you’ve made your plans and they’ve gone awry When you’ve tried your best and there’s no more try When you’ve failed yourself and you don’t know […]
Pain
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-155 (Devotional) Following the recent Breakpoint commentary on the ministry of Dr Paul Brand (CLM-3-149), Barri Cae Mallin was moved to contribute this ‘in humble response to [that] beautiful submission’. Have you ever had a toothache? Up until three weeks ago, I had not, but pain signaled something was not right. The […]
It’s All About Me!
William Schreyer, chairman emeritus of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., tells the following story: It seems there was a pretzel stand out front of an office building in New York. One day a man came out of the building, planted down a quarter, and then went on his way without taking a pretzel. This happened […]
More Valuable Than A Fortune
I sat in the dark. Most mornings at five, I am up in prayer. I sit in the dark downstairs in a sound isolated room that used to be a home recording studio vocal booth. No noise enters from the outside so that I can hear the quiet inner voices clearer. I thought about material […]
Love Is What Makes
Maybe, GOD wants us to meet a few of the wrong people before meeting the right ones. So, when the right ones come along, we’ll know how to be grateful and thankful for the gift… When one door of happiness closes, another opens. But often we stare so long at the closed door that… we’ll […]
Living Example
Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man – six feet four inches – with bushy hair and a large mustache stepped […]
Life Is…
Life is about who you love and who you hurt. It’s about who you make happy or unhappy purposefully. It’s about keeping or betraying trust. It’s about friendship, used as a sanctity or weapon. It’s about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening. About not starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip. It’s […]
Let It Rest
No use in arguing with those who have no clue or trying to make them understand your point of view. So let it rest! No use in turning lively discussions into a heated one or turning road rage into murder with a gun. So let it rest! No use in exchanging hurtful words or insults […]
Handling Criticism: Correcting Somebody
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-151 (Practical Christian Living) HANDLING CRITICISM Part One: When You Feel the Need to Correct by Norman and Ann Bales Do you remember this clever doggerel? Sticks and stones May break my bones, But words will never hurt me. We have a different perception. If we may be allowed the liberty of […]
May You Always Feel Loved
May you find serenity and tranquillity in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be […]
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