I watched a show by ancestry[dot]com. The host took people through their family trees. One had a cousin who had awarded to President Kennedy the keys to Mexico City. It was pretty amazing to see who they were related to—but also sad that it could be forgotten so quickly. And you and I have amazingContinue reading “No One Will Remember You.”
Author Archives: Steven Wales
DON’T LET YOUR GOAL BECOME YOUR IDOL: Enjoy the Process & Trust God With the Results.
Are you goal-oriented? Motivated by achievements? I am. Absolutely. I’m not sure I’m motivated by anything else. I often think about my goals, tallying up whether I have accomplished them—even the meaningless goals. For example, I have written 475 book reviews (reviews, not ratings) on Goodreads[dot]com. My goal is to write 1,000. I have aContinue reading “DON’T LET YOUR GOAL BECOME YOUR IDOL: Enjoy the Process & Trust God With the Results.”
Proverbs: God’s Book on Parenting.
Parenting books are almost as popular as diet books; it’s a huge market. You would think babies were different today—but they are the same as always. And Solomon put the basics of parenting in the Book of Proverbs 3,000 years ago: DISCIPLINE YOUR KIDS. “Discipline your son and it will bring you peace of mindContinue reading “Proverbs: God’s Book on Parenting.”
When You Need Courage.
Have you ever been afraid? Fear is a difficult emotion. Sometimes fear is vague, dull, and unfocused: you feel anxious, but you’re not sure why. Other times it is acute: you know EXACTLY what you’re afraid of! Fear, whether in the form of fright, worry, anxiety, terror, or dread, affects everyone. What is the answer?Continue reading “When You Need Courage.”
The Refinery of Compliments.
Raw products are nearly useless. You cannot clip wool from a sheep and weave it into a sweater until you refine the wool by cleaning it and spinning it into yarn. Ditto for cotton. Crude oil is a great discovery, but little of it is used in its raw state. Instead billion-dollar factories refine oilContinue reading “The Refinery of Compliments.”
Dogs Will Eat … Anything!
Do you know any fools? Have you seen people do crazy things? Most will do it again. Binge drinkers will binge drink. Drunk drivers will drive drunk. Violent, angry people will again be angry and violent. Selfish people will be selfish, unless God intervenes—unless they allow Him to change them. (Have you allowed Him toContinue reading “Dogs Will Eat … Anything!”
Border Wall.
All ancient cities had the same feature for protection: a wall. Remember Jericho? The wall came down and the city fell to the Israelites. Remember Nehemiah? The prophet took a crew to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls. Remember the movies that show invading armies scaling walls while archers shoot them and pour boiling tar downContinue reading “Border Wall.”
I Blame My Friend’s Suicide on Facebook.
George was one of the smartest, funniest, most talented people I knew. He was a brilliant actor. He was an empath—he felt things deeply. He had been threatening to kill himself for several years; he had AIDS and had been close to death once and refused to get that sick again. He had taken actingContinue reading “I Blame My Friend’s Suicide on Facebook.”
Martin Luther King.
MLK is a hero of mine. His life was not without scandal, but God used him in spite of himself. He had a love of Old Testament scripture and early American hymns, anthems, gospel music and poetry, elements that he combined into some of the most powerful, poetic words ever uttered: “I have a dreamContinue reading “Martin Luther King.”
Bucket List.
In 2007, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson starred in THE BUCKET LIST, a film about two old men with cancer who decide to travel the world together, scratching items off their bucket list. The film made the term “bucket list” famous. What if you don’t complete your list? Is that a fail? No. Dreams giveContinue reading “Bucket List.”
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