We dragged ourselves into our local barbecue place after a long, tiring day – too weary to even think about going home and preparing a meal. We shuffled through the line, picked up our trays and reached for the forks and knives. “Sorry. We’re out of forks,” said the sullen-looking…
Read moreOne of the television programs we enjoy watching concerns a wealthy businessman who saves failing businesses. He meets with the owners of companies on the brink of bankruptcy and offers his help. First he gets to know all the people involved. Then he studies the day to day operations. Lastly…
Read moreGrace – “dispostion to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency” (Merriam-Webster dictionary) Grace is a gift of infinite worth – given away with no ulterior motives or expectations. Simply given – unearned and often undeserved. Having heard much about grace in recent months, I decided to…
Read more“You’re such a perfectionist!” She didn’t say it in a mean way, but it took me by surprise. Me? A perfectionist? Surely not. I am far from perfect, and I certainly don’t do everything perfectly. I think I mess up far more often than I get it right. Yet when…
Read more“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15: 1-2 Earlier this week I did some work in my flower garden. I had a…
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