Monthly Archives: April 2010

PRIDE A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. Humility makes great men twice honorable. To be proud of virtue is to poison yourself with the antidote. RELATIONSHIPS Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. You can bear your own … Continue reading »

I was reminded recently the life I’m living is no dress rehearsal. It is the real thing. The life you’re living today is the real thing. Sometimes we live as if this is all a run-through, as if we’ll have another shot at it someday. This is it. Life is now. There is no dress rehearsal. … Continue reading »

Jamie Oliver is a TV Chef with a number of popular cooking shows and best selling cookbooks. A couple of years ago he began a campaign in the UK to ban unhealthy foods from the public schools. He demonstrated to schools how they could serve foods that were both healthy and cheap, that would benefit both … Continue reading »

The late Dr. Everek R. Storms of Ontario spent his life searching, reading, counting and cataloguing the promises of Scripture. His finally tally was there are 7487 promises in the Biblical directed from God to his people. The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel each contain more than one thousand promises. A favorite passage of … Continue reading »

Stress.org claims that 43% of all adults suffer stress related health problems. An estimated one million workers are absent on any given workday because of stress related complaints. The number of workers who reported feeling highly stressed doubled between 1985 and 1990; stress accounts for 40% of employee turnover. Paul reminds us, “Do not be … Continue reading »

There’s a Dennis the Menace cartoon in which Dennis and his friend Joey are walking away from the Wilson’s house with their hands full of cookies. Joey asks, “I wonder what we did to deserve this?” Dennis tells his friend, “Joey, Mrs. Wilson gives us cookies not because we’re nice, but because she’s nice.” The … Continue reading »

J. Carl Laney, Professor of Biblical Literature at Western Seminary, lists 12 things every believer should pray for: A growing relationship with God. Positive relationships with family members. Energy and enthusiasm for work or career. Wisdom to make right decisions. Your service to church and community. The special needs of family and friends. The spiritual … Continue reading »

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2) In his book Faith in the Game, Tom Osborne, former Nebraska Cornhusker head coach, … Continue reading »

Speaking of phone calls to God, Dutch artist Johan van der Dong opened an exhibit last year designed to challenge people to rethink religion. The exhibit is called “God’s Hotline.” Johan set up a cell phone number for God. When you call you hear: “This is God, I am not able to speak to you … Continue reading »

Here’s an old joke. I mean really old, but I can’t resist. It’s been told a zillion ways; here’s a more recent version of it. A journalist interviewing Rick Warren noticed a red phone on his desk. When he asked about it, Warren said, “That’s my direct line to God. I can call him any … Continue reading »