Where are we bound? Have we gotten on the right train? As we have settled back for the ride of life are we sure we are heading for the right station? Someone has said, “The right train of thought can take you to a better station in life.” [source: “1600 Squibs And Quips”, compiled by … [Read more...] about ALL ABOARD!
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HONEST PRAYER!
A little boy was overheard praying: “Lord, if you can’t make be a better boy, don’t worry about it. I’m having a real good time like I am.” Perhaps we would agree that is a very honest prayer. However, where does such honesty take one? We live in a world … [Read more...] about HONEST PRAYER!
LIGHT OF UNDERSTANDING!
Though the Lord’s disciples seemed to have been slow at times to comprehend fully what He was teaching them, it is wonderful to see the glimpses of when the light of understanding came on. On an occasion when He asked the disciples who people were saying the “Son of Man” was and they provided some of the responses (Matthew 16:13-14), Jesus brought the … [Read more...] about LIGHT OF UNDERSTANDING!
FOUR-WAY FOCUS!
As Jesus addressed the subject of prayer in His sermon on the mount (Matthew 6:5-15), He provided an example of elements which can be included in prayer. He did not provide this prayer as necessarily a prayer to be prayed, but as a model of what prayer ought to be like; an example of appropriate prayer. We read. . … [Read more...] about FOUR-WAY FOCUS!
EXHALE AND INHALE!
There are times when I smell something so stinky it changes my breathing. I don’t want to keep breathing it in. Sometimes I shut the air vent on the car when behind another vehicle with smelly exhaust and hold my breath until I do so. Then, after getting away from that vehicle, I will roll down the window to get rid … [Read more...] about EXHALE AND INHALE!
