Posts tagged “Purpose”
The blessing of noticing and being noticed
Very often I sit by a 77-year-old woman at church. When she walks out of church, the pastor greets her with, “Good to see…
The most important of all
Name some of the most important people and positions in our world. What did you come up with? Maybe you said, “The president, corporate…
The gift of now
Listening to the news and the watercooler gossip about the news, there’s a pretty good consensus that everyone’s positive everything’s bad in the world….
New life
In the days preceding his death, Jesus reminded his disciples of a lesson from nature that had application in his own life and the…
I am Jesus’ witness
“I just want my life to mean something! I want to make a difference!” Have you felt that way? God also wants your life…
The most important thing about you
The theologian A. W. Tozer famously said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us”…
This little light of mine
A little boy forgot his lines in a Christmas program. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed…
Hoping for an apocalypse
It’s early January, and the official rules for bloggers state that I must write about resolutions. (That’s 100% accurate, but I’d prefer that you…
His hands
Hands show the work you do. Farmers have dirt under their nails perpetually. Artists will always have paint on their hands. My neighbor is…
What’s that smell?!
Taste, touch, hearing, sight, and smell. Those are the five senses. Each is important in some way. The sense of smell has been called…
Leaving a legacy
Life is temporary. Life is short. What are you living for? Mark Twain once said, “The two most important days in your life are…
Forget about the “perfect” Christmas
If you could change anything, what would it be? I’m not asking about world peace or cancer. We’re heading into Christmas, and this is…