From a little spark may burst a flame. Dante Alighieri I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 Look to the Hills I was blessed to attend the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference earlier this…
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Be Prepared to Continue Straight
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 “Folk seem to have been just landed in [adventures], usually — their paths were laid that way. But I expect they had lots of chances, like…
Cast on, Cast Off
Can you row?” the Sheep asked, handing her a pair of knitting-needles as she spoke. “Yes, a little—but not on land—and not with needles—” Alice was beginning to say. Lewis Carroll 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I Peter 5:7 Do you Row? When most people read 1 Peter…
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Do the Hustle…or not?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Proverbs 6:10-11 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled…
Resigning: Peace in the Yielding
Qué Será Será – Whatever will be will be 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be…
What’s Your Power Source?
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C. S. Lewis 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13 Ever plugged too many things into the same outlet? At best you blow a…
Consider the Ant: Be Wise
“I told him many things that he would never have found out by himself; but he never repaid me in like kind. I cannot remember that he ever told me anything. And he got more and more like that; his face, as I remember it – I have not seen it for many a day…
Consider the Ant: Don’t be a Slug
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. Booker T. Washington Ants at…
Consider the Ant: Conflict Moves the Story
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. William Ellery Channing As a…