No one goes through life without disappointment. We all have painful experiences.  We all have situations which don’t turn out the way that we would like them to.  It is an unavoidable part of the human experience. Now lots of people will tell you to let go of disappointment. They will tell you to forgive…

“BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. But with sound self-confidence you can succeed. A sense of inferiority and inadequacy interferes with the attainment of your hopes, but self-confidence leads to self-realization and successful achievement.” ― Norman Vincent…

It is hard to see how God is at work in our lives in real time. In the present, life seems very random.   On some days, we feel lucky, and on others we feel unlucky.  It is only when we look at the past, that we more easily can see God’s hand in our lives.…

“…From everyone to whom much as been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.” Luke 12: 48 As our country enters a new era of isolationist policies, I’ve been giving thought to Jesus’ words from Luke 12:48. We, as a country, have…

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