Here’s the setting: It’s 1063 B.C. in the Elah Valley, 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem in Israel. The Israelite army is getting ready to do battle with the Philistine army, their enemies. Some giant of a guy (9 feet tall, to be exact, and Goliath was his name) is taunting the Israelite warriors who are …
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Don’t Miss God’s Gift to You Through Your Circumstances
I got hurt the other day. Someone turned down my organizing services and they really needed my help. I watched how my heart responded (privately), and I almost missed God’s gift of His Presence, Personality and Power in the circumstance. After they hung up, it took me about five minutes to understand what God was …
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Thinking for a change
Are you a good thinker? Or are you plagued by cluttered thinking and vague paradigms? essays on writing I love to think and I spend a good portion of my early morning just thinking, praying, prioritizing and planning. I have discovered in working with thousands of people throughout the country and overseas, very few really …
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Are You a Grasshopper or a Giant Stopper? How Do You Think?
You know the story from the Bible found in the book of Numbers, Chapter 13. Moses had just sent in 12 leaders to spy out the Promised Land. After 40 days of scouting the hills and the valleys, two of the 12, Joshua and Caleb, returned with a positive report. They declared to Moses and …
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In Order To Succeed
I am sure you have heard that saying many times in your life. Your parents told you that in order to succeed, you need to eat your vegetables or in order to succeed you need to get a good education, and so forth. But I believe that the saying” in order to succeed” could stand …
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Unraveling, Uncovering, and a New Kind of American
Pastor Steve Holt, M.A., D.D. Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the season of darkness, and it was the winter of despair.” 2020 saw an unraveling of American culture. We are a nation reeling from this past year. We are a shaken society. The Unraveling The …
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Don’t Just Settle for “Stuff”
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” ~Psalm 37:4~ As a professional organizer, I deal with people’s “stuff”. I help them eliminate it, rearrange it, analyze it, organize it, store it, sell it, give it away, and manage it. I have seen a lot of “stuff” in …
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Thorns in Your Flesh
A profound and revealing story is provided for us in Matthew 13 in the New Testament, which is both convicting and very inspiring. It is about a farmer who sowed seed among four different types of soil and how the seed responded to its surroundings. Space here can’t do the whole story justice, so I …
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Lots of Stuff: A Slippery Slope
I am going to say something that goes against the grain of modern society, especially at the holidays! Stuff can be a Slippery Slope to Slavery Sound ominous? It can be. Stuff can eat your lunch, bury you in your home or office, inflict damage to your soul, and cost you in space, energy, money …
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The Attributes of Praise
I am discovering just how important praise is to my Christian walk. There are a boat-load of verses in scripture that tell us much about praise and why we should be expressing it all of the time. Here are 4 quick reasons I found in scripture that encourage us to praise. Praise: Adores God- “My …
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