“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart.” Mark 12:30 NKJV. God values the priority of righteous lives above religious practices. My thoughts and comments today are about “the periphery.” Mrs. Cook, my fourth grade teacher at Blair Elementary in North Venice, Illinois, encouraged my love for […]
“I delight to do Your will, O my God.” Psalm 40:8 NKJV “First things come first, always.” My thoughts and comments today are about “life with delight.” Life is not really about doing whatever you want whenever you want, though too many try to make life work that way. You […]
“Anyone who does not carry his own cross . . cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:27 NIV “There is free grace for the penitent, but no free passes for a disciple!” My thoughts and comments today are about “discipleship.” In everyday life, it seems there are always some who get […]
“I must be about My Father’s business.” Luke 2:49 “The family business is to be fully engaged in the Father’s business.” My thoughts today are about “family business.” Before mega corporations and global commerce, family businesses were what built America, and produced the American dream. Small businesses were often begun […]
“I was afraid.” Luke 19:21 NIV “Life has direction – flowing toward you with blessing, or away from you from lack of that.” My thoughts today are, “failure isn’t final.” How would you reward a very capable financial adviser who accepted management of your retirement savings, but did nothing with […]