Tag Archives: humility

The Wishing Map 113

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Two: Everything (Continued) Previously: As they journeyed east, Zack and Gina were haunted by increasingly violent nightmares. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina had slept less than…

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If I Could Just Fix Everyone…

Posted on April 21, 2018 by

              “To be good is noble, but to teach others to be good is nobler,          and less trouble.” ~Mark Twain “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming … Continue reading →

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Billy Graham Dead? Don’t Believe It!

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

“The people’s pastor,” Billy Graham is dead. Or is he? He ranked decade after decade as one of the most admired people on the planet, and yet he was the first to admit his flaws. And that, perhaps, was the … Continue reading →

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Be Real

Posted on August 27, 2017 by

            “Humility makes us real.”             ~Thomas Merton

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Because I’m Right!

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

I dislike you for the same reason I dislike Former Me and Future Me–because they disagree with Current Me! “Civility costs nothing, and buys everything.” ~Mary Wortley Montagu “If we lose love and respect for each other, this is how … Continue reading →

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Mixed Motives

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

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If it weren’t for mixed motives I’d have no motives at all. I’m an idealist. I want (earnest cliche alert) to make the world a better place. But I’m also a hopeless egoist, and no matter…

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The Gift of Receiving

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

While we’re busily blessing ourselves and striving to meet all of our own needs, others miss the opportunity to bless us. For some, it is harder to receive than it is to give. We must learn to bless our blessers!

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