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Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 1COR3:18 ** I was thinking of what to write for my last blog this month. I asked ChatGPT to help me with some blog prompts, and as I was going down the list, ther…
Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things. /Flora Lewis/ *** I’m amazed by people who can speak multiple langua…
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. Camille Pissarro I took my car to the dealership and I had a shuttle ride back to my chosen destination. I asked the driver, a young-ish guy, if he has been working there long and if this is his main job. I felt his discom…
We’ve been friends for a very long time. Part of me feels like we were a lot closer than we are now, and I’ve been saying that I would like us to be close again. I could lament how busy life is, and how there is so much to get done, but that’s an excuse. I could make time; but I’m afraid I’m splitting my time. There…
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs ** It has been a good week. Productive, powerful, eye opening. Eye opening because I realized in real time that …
When you know something to be true, your actions reflect your belief. I consider my walk with God and how challenging it is on a day-to-day basis. How challenging it is to practice even in the community of faith that I’m part of. I think people make this journey so much harder; but I also believe they make it…
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 1Cor1:25 * Be grateful for the open door. Be grateful that you are able to walk through the door to possess your possession. It is a privilege that some have been for days and years been praying for…
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua1:9 ** I remember I was going through a hard time when I first began this blog. My life felt meaningless; it felt as though I had built myself up only to have life utterly crus…
