Category: Hope
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Start With Why
Teach me your way, O Lord; Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Psalm 86:11 In his best-selling book, “Start With Why,” author and organizational consultant Simon Sinek asserts that WHY we do something is paramount. WHAT we do and HOW we get it done are secondary. People don’t buy WHAT…
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Think Big, but Start Small
“The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter until the full day.” Proverbs 3:18 When I was in high school, I woke up every morning at 4:30 to milk a herd of cows. It was hard work, but there was at least one perk; plenty of mornings I…
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Not Random, PLAN-dom!
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 As a child I loved to do those connect the dots activity sheets. Maybe you remember them too? The problem was, at least early on, I didn’t know to follow the…
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The Proof is in the Putting
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Prov 4:23 Visitors to Union Square in Manhattan, NYC are likely to encounter the street performer, Matthew Silver. Described by one YouTube contributor as, “A guy who runs around NYC in his underwear saying and doing radical things,” Matthew paints himself as…
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Do Your Thing, Ding-a-ling!
Everyone matters if anyone matters at all.
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Turning Mirrors Into Windows
“As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.” Proverbs 27:19 NIV “Are you a runner?” This simple question came to me from an avid runner and former track coach. At the time, I was an absolute newbie–training for my first quarter marathon (6.55 miles)–and hadn’t seriously considered continuing beyond that. However,…
