“You should abound more and more . . to walk and to please God.” 1 Thessalonians 4:1 NKJV. Minimum effort will never bring maximum benefit. My thoughts and comments today are about, “the minimum is never enough.” Aren’t we strange creatures? People want to receive the maximum benefit from a […]
“The smell of smoke was not on them.” Daniel 3:27 NKJV “The minimum you can do is not good enough when the maximum is what you should do.” My thoughts today are about “above and beyond.” Some people are content to do the minimum they can get by with, such […]
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 “Serve . . with gladness.” Psalm 100:2 NKJV “When you serve grudgingly and unhappily, every task is harder.” My thoughts today are about “the second mile.” Have you ever watched a person doing a chore that all too clearly they did not want to do? Have […]
First, a word of explanation: A kind reader inquired why I closed last Thursday’s Everyday Life with the words, “Love you, Poppa.” Well that was a mistake, but let me explain my oversight. I first write these devotionals to my grandchildren. When our eldest granddaughter, now graduated, went to university, […]