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October 31, 2010

Fruitful Living

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- October 31, 2010 “When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be eaten. In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise [...]

October 3, 2010

No Comparison

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- October 3, 2010 No Comparison… “When Peter saw him, he asked, ‘Lord what about him?’” John 21:21 Do not fall into the comparison trap. It is easy to do. As children, this happens all the time through sibling rivalries. Your common concern became how your brother or sister’s [...]

September 24, 2010

Good Intentions

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- September 24, 2010 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.” Proverbs 14:12 Good intentions need to be governed by God’s wisdom or they lead down a wrong path. My sincerity does not make up for wrong assumptions [...]

May 26, 2010

3 tips for Building a Legacy of Wisdom

Just this past week, my mom showed me a newspaper clipping of my family in the Sand Mountain Reporter. Being from a small town in Alabama, where everybody knows everybody, big family milestones are print worthy (see picture below)! This photo is full of smiles from our family’s celebration of five generations: (R to L) [...]

March 5, 2010

Brutal Facts

Brutal Facts… “Then Joab went into the house of the king and said, “Today you have humiliated all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines.” 2 Samuel 19:5 Brutal facts are not always pretty or inviting, but they [...]

February 9, 2010

Follow Through

Follow Through… “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the [...]

February 4, 2010

Wise Time Investment

Wise Time Investment… “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces”. Matthew 7:6 How do you spend your time? Are you proactive toward the eternal or reactive toward the temporal? Does [...]

January 19, 2010

Fundamental Flaw

Fundamental Flaw… “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 6:22-24 What is a fundamental flaw? It [...]

October 27, 2009

Mind Renewal

Mind Renewal… “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will”. Romans 12:2 How do you keep your mind free from the clutter of conformity to [...]

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