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Tag Archives: purpose
Do You Have Unfinished Business?
Thought for the Week Tom and I have been friends for many years, and I love him to a fault. Which is convenient since he regularly confesses his faults. He’s a sincere but weak believer who is sick of his … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged depression, encouragement, God, James 1:2-4, motivation, personal growth, purpose
38 Comments
Lessons From a Dogwood
Originally posted on flashlight batteries – Ali Grimshaw:
“Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished.” -Lao Tzu a flower can be a poem all by itself color replacing gray newsroom days each petal, lined hues of good news the…
Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, compassion, encouragement, Featured Blogger, hope, love, purpose
6 Comments
Dandelions Are Human Weeds
Inspired by my earlier post “Damnedelions“ It’s that time of year when even amid the hushes of snow dandelions appear. How like us they are arranging themselves about their clocks terrified of being uprooted. Created to live for a season … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Creator, eternal, fear, immortality, longing, meaning of life, purpose, spring, weeds
28 Comments
Destined to Change Their World
Source: anime.goodfon.com The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Gina had been rescued by her brother Zack and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, The Wishing Map
Tagged adventure, C.S. Lewis, destiny, fantasy, Narnia, prophecy, purpose, young adult
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Look Closer
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you even Solomon in all his glory was not adorned like one of these.” ~Matthew 6:28-29 “Or ask the animals and they will … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged beauty, God, Job 12:7-10, Matthew 6:28-29, purpose, spring, truth
22 Comments
Reaching Your Destination
Thought for the Week To you who are in emotional travail who long for healing now right here where you are I want to say healing awaits because it does But it is not here It is in a place … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Poetry
Tagged anxiety, destiny, God, healing, journey, motivation, purpose, thought for the week
39 Comments
The Biggest Event of Your Life
We plan our lives around big events, birthdays, marriages, moves to new places. So why do we ignore the biggest event of all? Death. Shouldn’t that, more than anything else, affect the way we live? And if there’s even the … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged afterlife, death, eternity, George MacDonald, meaning of life, planning, purpose
25 Comments
Where Will I Go From Here?
There’s something about midwinter. Perhaps because it’s too cold to go outside, we’re forced to look inside and assess what we see. “Do I like who I’ve become? Is this who I thought I would be?” January’s vows have vanished … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Christina Rossetti, cold, February, life, personal growth, purpose, snow, winter
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What Winter Teaches Us
Thought for the Week The last leaves tremble on the ground as the snow arrives to cover them securing the peace that they have found whispering rest and think and start again ζ
You Have Not Passed This Way Before
When you come to a place you’ve never been before, for example a town you’ve never visited or, literally, every new stage of your life, and don’t know the way to go, the wisest choice is to follow someone who … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged choices, discipleship, Joshua 3:3-4, journey, life, purpose, wisdom
22 Comments