Listen Well Lead Better
"The first service one owes to others in the community involves listening to them. Just as our love for God begins with listening to God's Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them. God's love for us is shown by the fact that God...
Of Focus, Spoken Words & Refreshment
This week of study brought several reminders regarding our relationships and interactions with others. ~*~*~ "Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon." (Philippians 4:5, NLT) The reading made me smile as I have been...
Bow Low & Listen
Stories. They're a narrative, sometimes true, other times fictitious. They can be short or lengthy, make us laugh or cry. They teach or illustrate a point, and if well told, the lesson learned is never forgotten. It is often said our lives tell a story. We can truly...
Make the Needed Change
We are almost at the middle of the first month of this new year and new decade. Many of us would have made resolutions and goals. But did you know … 4 out of 10 adults will make at least one resolution for the new year at the end of the 1st week, about 75% of people...
The Life That Knows Him
"Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am?" (John 14:9a, NLT) "True friendship is rare on earth. It means identifying with someone in thought, heart, and spirit. It is a joy to Jesus when a disciple takes...
Direction
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is ... Direction. Direction. It's going from here to there. It's the way one is headed each day. We hope with each step that we are headed in the...