My Baccalaureate Address To the Class of 2015 1. Education does not always equal learning. 2. Passion, Practice, and Gratitude will make you stand out more than any degree or badge on your clothing. 3. There are no shortcuts to good character. 4. To find, fulfill, and finish God’s plan for your life is The […]
To pray successfully is the first lesson the preacher must learn if he is to preach fruitfully; yet prayer is the hardest thing he will ever be called upon to do and, being human, it is the one act he will be tempted to do less frequently than any other. He must set his heart […]
2014 Year in Review Part of my list of ideas and hopes for this year is to write and post more frequently than in previous years. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Enjoyed wonderful meal at Japanese place in Knoxville, then celebrating with family. I was 44. What are your […]
In my traveling, I am doing more reading than writing (other than sermons !) I read this this morning, enjoy! The Days of Our Years A few days after these words appear in print the old year of our Lord will have gone to join the long procession of years and centuries that move on […]
Great section from one of my favorite books! The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed. Think for yourself whether much of your sorrow has not arisen from someone speaking slightingly of you. As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those […]