For some of us, humility is as simple as remembering how your life began. I remember being the hyperactive misfit who could not behave and in some classrooms was ostracized by both teachers and students. No matter what I might achieve in life, I will never forget where I came from—and I will not forgetContinue reading “WHEN GOD REDEEMS YOU AND MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL, DON’T FORGET WHERE YOU COME FROM. Ezekiel 16:4-14.”
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Mountains.
“I lift my eyes to the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, The Maker of Heaven and Earth.” Psalm 121:1-2. These lines are well-known. You may recognize them from various songs. They convey the idea that when you are hurting and broken, you look to the horizon, toContinue reading “Mountains.”
The Lifeguard.
My dad spoke often of the years he spent as a lifeguard at Ridgecrest in North Carolina. He remembered pulling some 75 people from the depths, most of them poor swimmers who had no business in the murky waters of a deep lake. Then one day I saw my father in action. When my brotherContinue reading “The Lifeguard.”
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