There are so many things in which we may delight and to which our desire is then drawn. However, are we delighting in what is best so that our desire is also for our utmost best in life? In one of the psalms of David we read. . … [Read more...] about DELIGHT AND DESIRE!
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AS INTENDED!
A flower -- whether planted purposefully or beginning from a seed blown and dropped into its location -- will grow and bloom in its beauty whether it is noticed or not. That which blooms in a manicured yard will be noticed by those who visit. What blooms in the remotest area still stands the potential of being appreciated … [Read more...] about AS INTENDED!
IN ALL HONESTY!
In all honesty, what keeps us honest? Is it because we have chosen to be? Is it because we’re afraid of being caught if we are otherwise? Are we motivated to be honest simply because it is right? Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (188-217 AD), an emperor of Rome from 211-217, made the following … [Read more...] about IN ALL HONESTY!
MEANINGFUL!
People have long pondered, “What is the meaning of life?”. It is possible to sit looking around for a long time wondering about the meaning of it all. Perhaps reading through Solomon’s consideration of life in Ecclesiastes in the contrasts between living life “under the sun” (i.e. Ecclesiastes 1:3) or “under … [Read more...] about MEANINGFUL!
LOVING THE LOVE STORY!
How often has it been that when a parent asks their child what story they want read to them at bedtime they ask for one that’s been read many times before? “Didn’t we read that last night?” “But I want to hear it again!” And though they have heard it so many times they could probably recite it themselves, they have not grown tired of hearing … [Read more...] about LOVING THE LOVE STORY!
