TELL ME by Shel Silverstein Tell me I’m clever, Tell me I’m kind, Tell me I’m talented, Tell me I’m cute, Tell me I’m sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I’m perfect — But tell me the truth. **************************************** Galatians 4:16 — Have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?  Colossians 3:9 —  Do […]
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By Rick Warren, in his Daily Hope devotional, July 1, 2018, at: http://www.pastorrick.org Luke 6:31 — (Jesus said), “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”    One of the greatest tests of your character is how you treat people who are trying to serve you. Whether it’s a waitress, a
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    Mollie Engelhart (above) used to be a top chef and strict vegetarian. She was also an entrepreneur, owning five vegan restaurants in Los Angeles. Now she is a cattle rancher in Texas. It is a long and interesting story. You can look it up. There is much on the internet by and about her.
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By Stephen Witmer, posted July 1, 2018 at: http://www.desiringgod.org    Envy is a stingy and demanding master. It’s stingy because, unlike many other sins, there’s absolutely nothing pleasurable about experiencing it. Most sins bait the hook: lust offers excitement and escape, greed promises wealth and pleasure, gossip promises power and participation in the inner
By Millard Fuller (1935-2009), founder of Habitat for Humanity, in Building Materials for Life, page 91-93. —————————–    Recently, a dear friend had unexpected surgery. During the time of convalescence, Linda and I sent her a small bouquet of roses. She called when the roses arrived, exclaiming that the roses were precisely the color
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Abraham Lincoln was born 217 years ago today. Here are some of his words. **************************** In regard to this great book (the Bible), I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to men.  All the good the Savior gave to the world is communicated through this book.  But for it
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“God Wants You to Grow Up,” by Rick Warren, Daily Hope meditation, September 19, 2018, at http://www.pastorrick.org:    God created you to become like Christ. He wants you to grow up spiritually.    The Bible says, “From the very beginning God decided that those who came to him—and all along he knew who would—should
Adapted from “The Sudden Ruin of a Stubborn Heart,” by Greg Morse (7-20-2025) at: http://www.desiringgod.org . ********************************* “He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.” –Proverbs 29:1. ————————————–    Behold, a stubborn man (or woman, or you; but in this meditation it will be a man). He
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Dennis Prager at ( http://www.prageru.com ) ———————————————    No document in world history so changed the world for the better as did the Ten Commandments. Western civilization — the civilization that developed universal human rights, created women’s equality, ended slavery, and created parliamentary democracy, among other
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   (…continued… first paragraph is repeated from yesterday) There are many Bible verses that speak to this sort of thing; not to mention the commandment that says “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” In his Small Catechism explanation of this commandment, Martin Luther expands the meaning of the command to beyond
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