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Building the character that carries you through the next open door.

Personal Growth

Reflections on potential, discipline, and the daily choices that turn ability into something useful. Practical more often than abstract.

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The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

Could a butterfly flap its wings and start a hurricane on the other side of the earth?  Preposterous!  But this is exactly what Edward Lorenz proposed in 1963 to the New York Academy of Science: “A butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion,...

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Jump!

Jump!

“Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.”  To get from where we are to where God wants us usually involves leaps of faith.  As a counselor, I often try to find out what process God has allowed in peoples’ lives, hoping to help speed them to...

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Showdown at Walgreens

Showdown at Walgreens

Someone said, “If a bullet doesn’t have your name on it, get out of the way!”  That’s an expression that agrees with scripture and here’s a good example: I had just entered Walgreens and a woman was shouting at two employees.  The employees simply listened and tried...

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Boon or Boondoggle? Don’t Be Scammed!

Boon or Boondoggle? Don’t Be Scammed!

I received a message from a Facebook friend that said he was stranded at the London Heathrow Airport.  He was penniless and needed more money to get back to the states.  “Could I help?” he asked. I responded that I would be praying for him, but that I couldn’t help...

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How to Do What You’ve Never Done!

How to Do What You’ve Never Done!

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit” (George Allen). But how can I have mediocre ability and achieve great things?  Here's how: Christ said that if you’ve been faithful in little, you’ll be faithful in...

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The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

Could a butterfly flap its wings and start a hurricane on the other side of the earth?  Preposterous!  But this is exactly what Edward Lorenz proposed in 1963 to the New York Academy of Science: “A butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion,...

Jump!

Jump!

“Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.”  To get from where we are to where God wants us usually involves leaps of faith.  As a counselor, I often try to find out what process God has allowed in peoples’ lives, hoping to help speed them to...

Showdown at Walgreens

Showdown at Walgreens

Someone said, “If a bullet doesn’t have your name on it, get out of the way!”  That’s an expression that agrees with scripture and here’s a good example: I had just entered Walgreens and a woman was shouting at two employees.  The employees simply listened and tried...

Boon or Boondoggle? Don’t Be Scammed!

Boon or Boondoggle? Don’t Be Scammed!

I received a message from a Facebook friend that said he was stranded at the London Heathrow Airport.  He was penniless and needed more money to get back to the states.  “Could I help?” he asked. I responded that I would be praying for him, but that I couldn’t help...

How to Do What You’ve Never Done!

How to Do What You’ve Never Done!

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit” (George Allen). But how can I have mediocre ability and achieve great things?  Here's how: Christ said that if you’ve been faithful in little, you’ll be faithful in...

Do You Have the Character to Go through the Next Open Door?

Do You Have the Character to Go through the Next Open Door?

Before we ride the elephant to “shake that bridge,” (like the mouse thought he did in our last blog), here’s an important truth to consider: Are you ready for your next God-sized dream? Britt Chole is brutally honest with herself in "Anonymous" about this issue: "But...

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