Nov
24
2016
Who is most grateful? The one rescued or the one who does the rescuing?
Going back to the four pillars that form the foundation for one's belief system:
Control your Environment - choice of people. Psalm 1
Crucial Others - people...
Nov
19
2016
Hebrews Chapter 11 is called the faith chapter. It is a detailed account about the life of the saints who have gone before us and have demonstrated a life of faith. One of the key ideas of the chapter is...
Nov
16
2016
Peace is a virtue that helps solve conflicts and bring common sense to the argument.
“Operate in peace” is a core value at NBC Camps. Peace is easily achieved when the ball bounces our way. Peace is a strange bedfellow when life...
Nov
14
2016
Both lands were created to be the happiest places on earth. What happened?
Walt Disney had a dream. He wanted children to be able to experience happiness. Disneyland is Mr. Disney's gift to millions and millions of people.
For months,...
Nov
13
2016
Inventions are the results of women and men with exceptional imaginations.
In the animal kingdom, no creature has the gift of imagination. Imagination is a gift that separates humans from every living thing on the planet.
Air travel began with imagination. Neil...
Nov
11
2016
For reasons I cannot explain the whole idea and notion of love has been gripping my mind and heart.
The easy thing to do is ask SIRI to give me a definition of love. Paul’s famous chapter 13 of I...
Nov
07
2016
Opening words of song Bring Him Home from Les Miserables
For days these words "God on high hear my prayer" have been floating through my mind and whispering softly through my lips.
Les Miserables is by far my favorite musical....
Nov
05
2016
“How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news.” - St. Paul
Today in reading Romans 10, I join Paul's longing in his heart for people to be saved. Like in ancient Rome, in our time misdirected zeal is...
Nov
02
2016
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
Is there anything of which one can say,
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our...
Nov
01
2016
True success is how far you are able to rise above the place of beginning.
If you start at zero and end up at 10 you are a true success.
If you start at nine and ends at 10...