There are times in your life when getting up off the couch is an act of supreme courage.

Stop wishing for a place of great ministry.
Make your place of ministry great.

... by doing everything out of love.
Love makes every act of service significant.

God's will is found in God's Word.
Stop looking for a sign,
and start looking for a verse.

Most things, like raw meat & milk, have an expiration date.
There's no expiration date on trauma or major loss.

People who haven't experienced it CAN'T understand. They say 'Just get over it!'

With trauma & grief, you get THROUGH it, not OVER it.

Everyone learns this someday.

Doubt is the Enemy of Creativity
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Some times you’re not going through a trial; some times, you are the trial.

Julie Roys Orange Leaders The proper word is “Immoral” not “inappropriate “ . “Sinful “
Also works.

I started to read Rick Stengel's Atlantic article 'Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls'-where he makes the case that journalism should be free, but I was only able to read the first few paragraphs...
because the rest of the article was behind a paywall!

The Kingdom of God has no geographic, denominational, nor political borders.

Those who try to remake Jesus & his agenda to fit their own agenda violate Genesis 1:27, reversing God's plan.
They make God into THEIR own image.

That's more comfortable but it is also idolatry.

You know the sun is setting on an organization when small men cast big shadows.
You know a ship is sinking when the crew distracts you with cover-ups, posturing & secondary issues.
SO SAD to watch a heritage trampled, priorities lost & opportunities wasted
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My thoughts today on Daily Hope:
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When you live with grief, you can't afford to waste any emotional energy on petty, picky, prejudiced, or pugnacious people. Forgive them & forget them and move on.

“False teachers are ARROGANT & SHOW NO RESPECT, not even to angels. Instead, they INSULT them. But the angels, who are stronger & mightier, DO NOT ACCUSE & INSULT BACK... These people act by instinct, attacking with insults anything they don't understand' 2 Peter 2:10-12 (TEV)

Five 49er players who played ALL FOUR Superbowl Championships under owner De Bartolo (when my brother was with them) signed my poster: Montana, Lott, Wilson, Wright, and Turner. I also have a team ball from that 4th Superbowl that the whole team signed.

Every Superbowl I wear one of my older brother's FOUR SuperBowl rings from his years with the SF 49ers during the Joe Montana dynasty, He's now in heaven.

Grace is the fact that God knew every stupid mistake I'd make in life and service and he still chose me. The same for you.

Vergniaud (1793) today: “The Resurgence devours its own.” When religious fighters run out of enemies they inevitably turn on each other. They only know how to fight, not build or grow anything. Some people only feel fully alive when angry & indignant. Scapegoating relieves the

Let your pain draw you closer to others
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