Does gentleness come naturally to you? Most likely not. Gentleness and selfishness do not work well together. As humans, everything about us wants to focus on self — our needs, our wants, our desires. We protect our interests. We look out for number one. Selfish people are rarely gentle people. If you are a Christ-follower, [...]
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My mother never met a stranger. She met many strange people but talked to them any way (I’ve learned those often make for the best conversations). As a child, I didn’t appreciate it as I should have. Of course, that is true about many things. My mom came from a broken home and spent much [...] Thomas Edison once said that “vision without execution is hallucination.” He should have known. Edison was famous for his relentless pursuit of what worked — in light bulbs, moving pictures, and more. When it came to the light bulb, it’s probably fair to say he failed more times than he succeeded. Not all execution is [...] “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own” (Philippians 3:12, ESV). Anyone half-familiar with the Apostle Paul would agree that he was a driven man. No one suffers the types of abuses Paul suffered unless [...] Garage sales and Goodwills fascinate me. In their own unique way, they provide a snapshot into the lives of total strangers. More than once I have found myself wondering, “What in the world was that person thinking when they bought THAT!” If ever I wanted to outfit my house in a retro-vintage-cheap-plastic-tacky-weird-odd-infomercial kind of way, [...] Enjoy this post from Henry Cloud. It helps you discern situations, relationships, and much more. ********** What habits, thoughts and actions must you put an end to, in order to achieve your goals in 2013? Here are some thoughts from Necessary Endings to help you answer this important question: 1. Determine whether a “season” has passed. Everything [...] “I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.” — Philippians 2:20 There was a time I thought about going into politics. But then I realized how often I would have to shower to try and keep the corruption at bay. I believe good people do go into politics. [...] I’m surprised that more first-time parents don’t get divorced over the choice of their newborn’s name. When my wife was pregnant with our first child, we did the prerequisite purchasing of baby name books. ”The Multicultural Guide to Naming Your Baby” was one of my personal favorites. We fairly quickly settled on a girl’s name; [...] When many people speak of unity, they are actually referring to uniformity. This can be true on a team, in a relationship, at church, or in the workforce. I cut my religious teeth in a fellowship of churches that began as a unity movement. The idea was simple: let’s drop denominational distinctions and just be [...] Paul issues this challenge to every Christ-follower: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” — Philippians 2:4-5 Not all ambition is bad. There is nothing wrong with aspiring to be [...] |
 
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