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HOW TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON

10/31/2021

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​                   HOW TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON

                     "Rejoice in the Lord always.
                         I will say it again: rejoice! 
                             Let your gentleness be evident to all.
                         
                         The Lord is near. 
                         Do not be anxious about anything, 
                       
                         but in every situation,
                         by prayer and petition,
                         with thanksgiving,
                         present your requests to God.
                           
                         And the peace of God, 
                         which transcends all understanding,
 
                         will guard your hearts and your minds
                         in Christ Jesus."

                         (Philippians 4:4-7)

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THE SECRET

10/18/2021

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                                                     THE SECRET

                        "Adopt the pace of Nature," wrote 

                        Emerson, "her secret is patience." 

                        Would you have the best that God 

                        has to offer you? Then perhaps you 
                        may have to be willing to walk the long
                        road, the open road, with patience.

                                  While salvation may come in a moment, 
                        perfection may take a little longer. Indeed,
                        a whole lifetime, and way beyond.


                        Be patient with yourself, with God, with
                        those whom you hold dear. And, with 
                        the stranger at your gate.


                        Said Ben Franklin, "He that can have
                        patience can have what he will."

                        (First published on October 18, 2013)
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THERE IS A TIME COMING

10/14/2021

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                              THERE IS A TIME COMING
   
                             There is a time coming
                             When the sky shall be clear
                             And the air shall be pure
                             And the fields shall be fertile
                             And the rivers shall be clean
                             And the streams shall glisten
                             And the oceans shall show forth
                             The glory of the Lord
                             And the land
                             Our land
                             God's land
                             Shall be redeemed

                             There is a time coming
                             When the lamb and the lion
                             Shall lie down together
                             Without any ire
                             When husbands shall love their wives
                             And wives shall love their husbands
                             And no child shall ever be mistreated
                             And the family shall grow
                             In the nurture and admonition of the Lord
                             And our cities and towns shall shine brightly
                             With the glory of the Lord

                            And there shall be
                            In the heart of everyman
                            Peace and joy
                            Joy and peace
                            And all the earth
                            With all its inhabitants
                            Shall be redeemed
                            Redeemed by the blood
                            Of the Lamb
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THE DOORKNOB

10/14/2021

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                                  THE DOORKNOB

                         Problems come, problems go
                         May it ever be so, and so it is.

                         A few days ago, some of my family 
                         members came over for Sunday dinner.
                         The group included several grandchildren,
                         ranging in age from four to eleven.

                         Just before the crowd left, Maguire, our
                         youngest grandson brought us our garage 
                         door doorknob. "Look Granny, doorknob broke." 
                   
                         Suspicious me: I suspect there was a 
                         mighty tug of war on both sides of the door
                         while someone was playing keep out, keep
                         in.

                         Later, my wife, Donna, and I, valiantly and 
                         painstakingly tried for almost an hour to
                         put on a new doorknob. Alas, to no avail.

                         A few days later, our oldest son, Bill(y), age 
                         nine, came by for a short visit. Just as he was
                         about to dash out the door. I said, "Bill(y), do
                         you know how to put a doorknob on?" "Yes,"
​                         he replied.
                         In less than five minutes, we had a workable
                         doorknob in place.
      
                         I've lived long enough now to suspect that
                         we shall always have problems, for it is through
                         problem solving that we learn and grow. 

                         I also suspect that every problem we have
                         comes with a solution(s). And, it is up to us
                         to find and apply the satisfactory ones.
                             
                         Hail to the problems. I'm now ready for my
                         next three.
                              
                         (Truth Be Told Disclaimer: My patience and my problems 
                          don't always get along too well together)
                    
                         (Written: October 23, 2013, revision made on October 14, 2021.)







                    
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ABSOLUTELY 240

10/14/2021

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                                                     ABSOLUTELY 

                     
"No man," wrote Owens Meredith, 

                        "is the absolute lord of his life."

                        While in our youth, many of us have
                        thought themselves to be the total lord
                        of all our circumstances, always in charge.


                        As years went by and our responsibilities
                        grew greater, many of us adopted the 
                        philosophy that "God helps them that 
                        help themselves."

                        But now, as we have pushed on past

                        middle age and beyond, we continue to 
                        realize our deepening and enjoyable
                        dependency on our Heavenly Father.

                        And, it becomes more evident that our
                        self-independence may be established at its
                        finest and highest degree only as we permit
                        Christ to become the absolute Lord of our
                        lives.
                         
                        (First published on October 31, 2013,
                        with revisions made on October 14, 2021.)
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GOOD MEN

10/2/2021

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                                                          GOOD MEN

                            "Good men," wrote Christian 
                            N. Bovee, "have the fewest fears."

                            Good men have no fears of yesterday...
                            No hidden skeletons
                            No regrets over failures
                            No gloating over successes
                            Good men just press on toward the mark

                            Good men have no fears of tomorrow...
                            Good men realize that tomorrow always
                            enters our lives as the child of yesterday,
                            bringing with it twenty-four hours of
                            bounteous and new opportunities.

                            Good men have no fears of today...
                            For on this day...

                                 Lessons will be learned
                            Work will be accomplished
                            Confidence will be instilled
                            Examples will be set
                            Spirits will be uplifted
                            Prayers will be answered

                            Everyday this fearing world continues
                            to yearn for...good and faithful men.

                            (First published on October 10, 2012)
                            (Not too many good men or women
                            abiding in Congress or the White House,
                            today are there?! bm 10.02.2021)
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