i have been thinking about the Onething Life tag line which is INTENTIONAL LIVING. i am not so sure that the word INTENTIONAL is sufficient. It has helped that i was intentional last week in not blaming people or things. It helped to be intentional about my words. It has provided great peace in being intentional about not [...]
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i am sure i have read this before but as technology continues to become a larger part of my life, this serves as a reminder that relationship is not found on television. Technology is to stir the heart to find one on one relationships that will bring life into those that participate. i was made to do [...]
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had Everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Viet Nam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle [...]
The Alphabet Prayer Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged with man. Now the story goes, a little shepherd boy was watching his sheep one Sunday morning and he heard the bells of the church ringing. And watching the people walk along the pasture where he was, he happened to [...]
Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often? When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack pulled over, but only partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard. [...]
A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to his friend’s sermons, but he heard them often. One night the diver went to the indoor [...]
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. [...]
A Simple Prayer: By Peggy Porter My son Gilbert was eight years old and had been in Cub Scouts only a short time. During one of his meetings he was handed a sheet of paper, a block of wood and four tires and told to return home and give all to”dad.” That was not an [...]
Let’s not allow the enemy to distract us… Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels, he said, “We can’t keep Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can’t even keep them from conservative values. But we can do [...]
Before i begin i realize that this post and several to follow are not necessarily what is going on in my life and may serve no defining direction as to my thoughts and spiritual health. That being said i like stories, which is what i hope this blog reflects, so for a while i am going to share some stories that [...]
