Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! This passage says it all when it comes to character. Here are just a few highlights. - Compassion - Kindness - Humility - Meekness - Patience - Forgiveness - Love - Thankfulness Source: Pinterest.com Our Faith Connections Challenge: Is there one that grabs your attention? Choose one or more, and… Continue reading Practicing Character
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Examining Character
Almost every day when I drive home from work, I listen to one of my favorite podcasts. Last week, I heard one that caught my attention. You see, for the last couple of weeks, I’ve sensed a recurring theme. When I hear something once, I may or may not pay much attention. When I hear… Continue reading Examining Character
A Most Holy Night
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Merry Christmas to you. May you and your loved ones have a blessed Christmas. Over 400 years of silence. People continued with their routine activities. They cleaned house, prepared meals, taught school, watched sheep. Many felt lost and without hope. Then one night ... There was nothing particularly special about… Continue reading A Most Holy Night
Draining Distractions
He’s charming, intriguing, hypnotizing. He’s sophisticated, a gentleman, and speaks in a way that is alluring. Yet, he only comes out at night, in the darkness. The mysterious Count Dracula may transform himself into a bat or a wolf. He fears the sun, garlic, and the cross. And he cannot be seen in a mirror.… Continue reading Draining Distractions
When You Dream, Dream Big
Dreams. Visions. High ambitions. These things can bring excitement and can also seem overwhelming at the same time. I am listening to Bob Goff’s Dream Big. It has really challenged me. For some time, I feel like I’ve been in a funk. Can’t seem to get out of it. You know what I mean? Not… Continue reading When You Dream, Dream Big
Platforms of Opportunity
A teenage girl enjoying a day at Chesapeake Bay dove into shallow water and became a quadriplegic. A day at the beach results in a shark attack, and a surfer loses her arm. A Christian singer loses his first wife to cancer. Joni Eareckson Tada. Bethany Hamilton. Jeremy Camp. What do these people have in… Continue reading Platforms of Opportunity
Core of Leadership
Strength in Weakness
Through Gates of Splendor
What a thrill to watch one who has pressed on to reach a goal! We may think of examples of those competing in a race though they were injured. Either a competitor or someone from the stands comes to help them to the finish line. There will be a day when believers will go through… Continue reading Through Gates of Splendor
Victory Gates
There are gates all over the world with special meaning. Each is carefully designed and built for a significant purpose. And they are reminders of important events for the people. We find gates denoting entrance to a city. We discover gates entering a holy place. We seek gates declaring one’s victory. Today, we focus on… Continue reading Victory Gates
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