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To Be a Christian is To Be Contrarian
I know that life is meant for the giving; that being in this world means being with and for others in this world. The greatest difficulty in giving is that it often means giving up. What I give, I give … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Discipline, Doing good, Service, Wisdom
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Dignity of Labor
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” thus replied Batman when Rachel asked him his name. Today is labor day, a celebration of the dignity of human labor. For many years, labor has often … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Discipline, Grace
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The True Cost of Discipleship
It only takes a lost or misplaced wallet for me to lose all calm and equanimity. I t reminds me of a line in a poem I learn when I was young: ” it is east to fight when everything … Continue reading
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Ruminating on a Quote From Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sow a thought and you reap an action. All actions are born out of a thought, even seemingly spontaneous ones that happen in the blink of an eye. Malcolm Gladwell calls this rapid cognition. But not all thoughts bear fruit … Continue reading
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Discipleship is a Choice
I am alive and life life is such a wonderful, unmerited gift. I have been endowed with reason to understand and make sense out of this life I have been gifted with. I have also been endowed with emotions as … Continue reading
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Discipleship and Discipline
God’s boundless love is so prodigious and abundant I sometimes take it for granted. It is totally unmerited I often think there is nothing I need to do to receive it. But I realize that I cannot come before the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Change, Choice, Discipline
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