Tag Archives: blessing

Blessed to be a Blessing

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

“It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). But it is also a blessing to learn how to receive. Many of us spend our lives blessing ourselves–striving to make sure all of our own needs (real and … Continue reading →

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Courage

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” ~C. S. Lewis Wishing You a Happy–and Grateful–Memorial Day!

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More Blessed to Give

Posted on March 19, 2017 by

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            “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”            ~Acts 20:35

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Mixed Blessings

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

Part Two: Oil and Water (To read Part One, click here) Now, about that woman I was “destined to marry”… I was leading the performing artists group at a large church in Southern California. There was a creative intellectual in … Continue reading →

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A Dubious Prayer

Posted on December 8, 2016 by

Sun that givest all things birth Shine on everything on earth! If that’s too much to demand Shine at least on this our land!   If even that’s too much for thee Shine at any rate on me.                     ~Piet Hein* … Continue reading →

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More Blessed to Give

Posted on November 22, 2015 by

            “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”            ~Acts 20:35

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Posted on January 3, 2015 by

Have you ever committed yourself to something without realizing it would permanently alter the course of your life? Blessing or curse? ~from Thoughts at the end of The Wishing Map, Episode 25

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