A certain man was hiking in a forest when he suddenly realized that he was lost. He began to panic and wandered around, frantically trying to find his way out. Darkness came and as he stumbled around, he fell into a deep hole and was unable to pull himself out. Many hours passed and [...]
Of all the treasures in this world that you possess, which do you think is among the greatest? It isn’t cash, or gold, or property, or any physical possession for that matter. The greatest treasure one can ask for is wisdom.
Wisdom protects you from stumbling into trouble. She helps steer you out of [...]
Aggravations and annoyances. They are like little scraps of tin foil that you slowly roll one on top of the other until you soon have a little foil ball that you carry around.
If you continue to let things aggravate, agitate and annoy you, that ball grows even larger as you add more and more [...]
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One type of cactus, the saguaro, grows only one inch within the first ten years of its life. It doesn’t grow a branch until it is 16 years old. It doesn’t begin to flower until it i nearly 60. It is one of the slowest growing plants on Earth.
There is a [...]
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A local paper, The Reporter-Herald, recently ran a story concerning an investment group’s decision to purchase a certain building which has sat vacant for a number of years. The group is comprised of a number of families who formerly attended my church, Continue Reading →
My wife Amanda and I recently had the great honor of being able to participate in the first annual Pastels on 5th event in Loveland, Colorado. The event was presented by a local non-profit called Alternatives to Violence whose goal is to help build the [...]
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It was February of 2010 when I awoke to find myself staring at a strange, unfamiliar ceiling. As my vision began to focus and my hearing became clear, I realized that it wasn’t my bedroom ceiling, but that of an ambulance speeding toward the emergency room.
“Hey buddy, do you know where you are?” [...]
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My wife and I recently had a discussion involving the tragic passing of Amy Winehouse and the lack of compassion that people were showing in their online commentaries. I was blown away by the lack of humanity I saw regarding her death. She was a human being. She had problems. She had struggles. But she [...]
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I am not a fan of over-the-counter drugs. They just make me feel wonky. Things that are supposed to put me to sleep keep me awake, things that are supposed to be non-drowsy leave me floating in a haze…I just don’t like them.
After blowing my way through an entire box [...]
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Note: The following post is based upon my personal experience. I considered filing this away in a personal journal as I don’t want to disrespect anyone mentioned. However, I choose to share this experience with the goal of illustrating a greater point.
There’s this thing that a local church does every year which I [...]
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