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Spirituality, Faith and Ethics

You’re Blessed…Even When Bad Things Happen to You

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Last week, a friend treated my family to a wonderful six day, five night holiday at their cottage on a lake.  We all had an incredibly relaxing and fun time and agreed it was our best family activity [...]

August 22, 2010 Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Read the full article →

Do You Blame God or Someone Else for Your Own Stupidity or Failure?

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Sadly, it’s human nature to blame someone else when life doesn’t go the way we had hoped.  So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to discover that there’s now a holiday for it.
Blame Someone Else Day [...]

July 25, 2010 Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Read the full article →

Be Still, Find God

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“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
A few days ago, I was in northern Michigan for a conference.  I arrived in town the night before at 7:00 PM and checked into the hotel.  Usually, I [...]

July 11, 2010 Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Read the full article →

Time, Purpose and Potential

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Something interesting happens when you know you’re dying.
Suddenly, some things that you thought were very important, are now totally unimportant.  And you have incredible clarity about what things truly are most important to you.
These are some reflections I [...]

June 27, 2010 Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Read the full article →

A Father’s Prayer

Happy Father’s Day to my fellow Dads of the world.  I ran across this prayer by General Douglas MacArthur several years ago.  Since I have three sons (along with two daughters), it seemed like a great prayer to take to heart on Father’s Day 2010.
A Father’s Prayer

Build me a son, O Lord, who will [...]

June 20, 2010 Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Read the full article →

How to Handle Frustration and Disappointment in Life

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A friend of mine, Pat McLaughlin, recently wrote a book called Haggai and Friends, which is due to be released in the next month or so.  It’s based on the biblical account of the Hebrew [...]

May 16, 2010 Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Read the full article →