My initial plan for writing this blog was to open with a commonly used phrase from the poem by Robert Burns in 1785: “The best-laid schemes of mice and men go oft awry”; or we often quote it as learned in school – “the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.” The essence of the […]
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He was just a little boy, a good student, and dependable. His college days produced an excellent scholar. He was noticed by the Roman guard at an outing testing his strength. Soon after he was recruited by the Roman centurion to work at the palace. Nothing phased him. He did what he was told. Time passes and he finds himself
In Good Hands – Are you? Was he? Read More »
I have recently been thinking about the term “tunnel vision”. This is a metaphor for holding tightly to the promises of God; walking in, not wandering from, His narrow path. My Google searches revealed that the term came to psychology from ophthalmology. Oculists call tunnel vision the vision of people in whom the peripheral region of the
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“So Jesus spoke to them, using this parable: “Wouldn’t any man among you who owned a hundred sheep, and lost one of them, leave the ninety-nine to themselves in the open, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will put it on his
Vision – A Love That Chases Me Down. Read More »
What in the world? What has happened to the common graces we learned as children? You remember those words like “please, may I help you, thank you, and pardon me.” It seems we have learned new graces where we resolve disagreements with hateful words, violence, and weapons. One of the most appalling recent stories is
Vision – When Life Challenges Us – There is Hope. Read More »
We are often asked “What is your vision for the New Year?” If we were in the company of five to 100 people or more we could hear that many variations of the dreams of humanity. As a Christian, I would like to offer that our visions or resolutions should be what God wants for
