"Hey man, let's go for a run," my friend said over the phone. "I can't keep up with you," I replied. "Don't worry about it, let's just run at your pace and enjoy ourselves." Who doesn't appreciate friends like that? I got a call from from one of my friends a couple of summers ago,…Read more How to be a Good Friend
Teaching Children How to Choose Friends
May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 Our children's earliest friends were their cousins. They would play ball, swim, watch videos, and tell each other stories. Their circle of friends began to grow…Read more Teaching Children How to Choose Friends
Friendship
Charles Spurgeon quoted Cicero, “Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.” Friends are a necessary gift and blessing to all us. Therefore it becomes important for us to understand the power of friendship. It begins with choice. Friends choose one another. Siblings don't choose one…Read more Friendship
God Leads The Humble
The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands. Psalm 25:8-10 God guides people who are fully…Read more God Leads The Humble
Trust the Guide
My guide said, "Reach up here and then put your foot here." We were at least 200 feet high and I wanted to reach the top. Little by little I obeyed his instructions and we made our ascent to the top. Deep inside a mountain in total darkness except for the lamps on our helmets, the…Read more Trust the Guide
Choice and Sound Judgment
What are the big decisions you are faced with? How many decisions do you make daily? The number of choices and decisions that we make each day are increasing. You're making choices as soon as your alarm wakes you up. Sleep a bit longer or get up, breakfast, the kids school, music, ball, dance practice,…Read more Choice and Sound Judgment
Synopsis 2-25-17
After putting it off for too long, I submitted to outpatient surgery to remove the excess skin obscuring my eyesight. Procrastinating was easy because other than looking droopy eyed it wasn't stopping me from studying until lately. A field vision test persuaded me it was the correct decision. Well, the surgery is over, and my family…Read more Synopsis 2-25-17
