Author: davidsdailydose
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Are You Open for Business in Your Life?
Arise, Shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1 (NIV) Early one morning, as the regulars arrived at a popular breakfast eatery, they were greeted by a sign hanging in the window: “Sorry, closed. Inventory day.” It’s been about five years now, and the Rise and…
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Taste of Faith: The Essence of Christianity
This is a bit from a commercial back in the day. Can you name the item? Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun. If you answered a McDonald’s Big Mac, you’re right! Out of all the ingredients, the special sauce is what makes a Big Mac so tasty.…
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Taking Jesus Along for the Ride
On the day before one of our secretaries had major surgery, our front office staff circled up in the head principal’s office to pray with her. After we finished, she handed each of us a little rubber Jesus figurine. He’s about one and a half inches tall, and he’s reaching out with both arms and…
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Why Choose Leadership?
Weekends are usually when I decompress from my work week as an assistant principal. Like it or not, I ruminate over decisions I made and difficult conversations I had with both students and adults. Yesterday morning, while accompanying my wife to a local supermarket, I kept thinking, “Why would anyone choose to be a leader?”…
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Embracing Vulnerability: Finding Connection in Tough Times
It had been a hectic day at the busy doctor’s office and the young receptionist was frazzled. The phone rang for the umpteenth time and she answered: “Southwest Heart and Vascular Center… Can you help me?” After an awkward pause, the embarrassed employee spoke first, “What did I just say?! I’m so sorry, it has…
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Sanctuary | Short Story
She peers out from the leaf-bottom woods, just across the lane from a stately home. It’s safe here, in her little square block lair, the only luxury forested lot left in an exclusive new subdivision. The autumn shadows are her friends, and she is active only at night. It’s a livable arrangement; she literally blends…
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