Perhaps the biggest lesson I am learning this year is one that I've known for a long time, yet must continually re-learn. While it has been good and helpful for me to spell out my many goals for the year related to body, mind and spirit, and to post monthly progress updates here, I have …
Month: October 2013
Book Review: “The Insanity of God” by Nik Ripken
Nik Ripken is not the actual name of the author of The Insanity of God. The author uses a pseudonym out of concerns for the safety of the many people he and his wife have met with through many years of Christian service and missionary activity. The book tells the remarkable story of a young …
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Good Advice From Someone You’ve Never Heard Of
Around the year 1627 a German Lutheran theologian named Rupertus Meldenius wrote a small tract on the subject of Christian unity. The tract was written, according to an article by Dr. Mark Ross, "during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), a bloody time in European history in which religious tensions played a significant role." From that …
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Lessons From My Dog
For years I've kept a tall poster hanging beside my favorite chair. The poster is titled "All I Need to Know About Life I Learned From my Dog." It contains the following advice which makes perfect sense for dogs and to some extent for people, although I can't vouch for the effectiveness of all the …
Run the Race Before You – Not Behind You
Last week I saw a clip on America's Funniest Videos that showed a little girl walking along looking behind her at something. The Dad was saying "Watch where you're going" but, of course, the girl didn't look ahead and consequently toppled to the ground when she fell over a toy. She got back up and proceeded …
