Posted in Bible on Feb 12th, 2015
I was very much encouraged this morning by Proverbs 9:6.
“Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”
What this verse tells me is that I can always improve my decision-making ability.
Like you, I make a lot of decisions each day and I want […]
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Posted in wealth on Nov 24th, 2014
We’ve all made some poor spending decisions along the way.
And we’ve regretted it.
In fact, we might still be paying the price for those choices years later.
Hopefully, we’ve learned to be more thoughtful about the implications of our choices.
The writer of Psalm 119 knew the sting of poor choices, […]
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Posted in money on Oct 7th, 2014
There was an article on the Internet yesterday that described the financial struggles that many Baby Boomer retirees are encountering now because of past misplaced priorities.
It is an article that confirms the housing strategy that Lori and I want to have in place whenever our retirement day comes.
As I recall, retired couples who have […]
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Posted in encouragement on Sep 10th, 2014
Having an intercessory, shepherd’s heart is not just for the Christian apostles of the 1st Century.
It’s something that every Christian is called to have.
Even if we’re shepherding just one person.
Here’s what the Apostle Paul wrote regarding his shepherd’s heart:
“I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. Who is weak without my […]
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Posted in Patience on Aug 14th, 2014
Sometimes, the Gospel is served when our egos are suppressed.
It’s never pleasant when a non-Christian says or does something offensive to us.
And it’s an emotional stretch sometimes when we choose to forgo the purchase of a much-wanted item so that we might donate the money to a truly needy person or […]
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