At first glance, your response may be, “I can forgive and I do forgive,” and I am sure that you do. But I’m wondering how you do at forgiving yourself? Ah! That’s a little more difficult. And there are a couple of reasons that so many of us struggle with this. First, when we make…
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Last time I raised the issue of questions that most all of us have asked ourselves at one time or another, such as – “Who am I?” “What matters most?” and “Why am I here?” Finding answers to these questions enables us to approach life with both passion and purpose. But too often we are…
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At one time or another most of us have asked these questions – “Who am I?” “What matters most?” and “Why am I here?” If we can find answers to these questions, we are likely to find God sending us out to approach life with both passion and purpose. But now is the time to…
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The “W” questions. Three of these are typically easier to answer than the fourth one. For example – “Who did you meet for lunch?” has a specific answer. “What did you eat at lunch? also is pretty easy to identify.” “Where did you go to lunch?” is determined by a specific location. But “Why did…
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Now that might seem like a strange question, but we all make decisions – somewhere in our brain. Some people are very analytical, attempting to gather every data point they can in order to make the most reasoned decision possible. Others often make decisions based upon what their “gut” tells them. Some are methodical, taking…
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Walking down a side street in New Orleans, my wife and I came across a sign outside of a restaurant that was a tad unusual. While most would advertise their “great food in a fine dining experience,” this one was different. The sign stated that the food was disappointing, the drinks were not all that…
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You may be thinking, “I don’t know that I met anybody during COVID, except for the person giving the vaccine, because we were all locked down at home.” Then you may have had a chance to meet a really important person – the person you could meet on introspection – yourself. From the beginning of…
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“It has been about 15 years since I worked with a middle school student who loved football. He wasn’t doing well in school, which actually made him ineligible to play on a school sports team. You would think that this would have motivated him to focus more on his academics so that he would have…
DetailsIn 1774, future President John Adams penned the following: We see every day that our imaginations are so strong and our reason so weak, the charms of wealth and power are so enchanting, and the belief of future punishments so faint that men find ways to persuade themselves to believe any absurdity, to submit to…
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You may be thinking, “Playing what for?” So, allow me to ask the question a bit differently. Who are you living for? Now in this “enlightened” age, I might get a variety of answers – “I live for my kids or my grandkids;” “I live to hear the approval and applause from others;” or “I…
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