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Seeing Sunflowers
The question is not what you look at, but what you see. — Henry David Thoreau It is August, 2006. Dianne and I are taking our two middle-school-age children to summer camp. Dianne is making good time...
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Consuming Mindfully
It may seem to be a simple purchase–a cheap pair of jeans, an exotic or out-of-season fruit–but how many consumers really take the time to consider the far-reaching effects of a purchase? All “stuff”...
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The Power of Blessing
The love and affection of the angels be to you, The love and affection of the saints be to you, The love and affection of heaven be to you, To guard and cherish you. May God shield you on every steep,...
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Time to Take Care of YOU
One might assume that because the United States spends more on health care than any other nation ($4,500 per person in 2000) Americans should also be the healthiest folks on the planet. Unfortunately,...
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Faith in One Another
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. – Mahatma Gandhi Have you ever heard someone say something like,...
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How Then Shall We Live?
As we come to know the seriousness of the situation, the war, the racism, the poverty in our world, we come to realize that things will not be changed simply by words or demonstrations. Rather, it’s a...
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Hungry
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. — Mother Teresa Last night a teenager in the school district where the church I serve is located completed suicide....
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Service Saturday
Everyone can be great, because anybody can serve. — Martin Luther King, Jr. Tomorrow is the National Day of Service in the United States of America. President Obama started this tradition before his...
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Life on Loan
Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. — Native American...
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Press On!
Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the...
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The Year of Living Generously
Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. Acts...
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Giving Time
Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can’t make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your...
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Precious in God’s Eyes
The death of the Lord’s faithful is a costly loss in his eyes. –Psalm 116:15 (Common English Bible) I attended the funeral of one of our retired pastors this weekend and also learned of the death...
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