How many times have you been in a conversation with others and wanted to bring up some obvious topic, but failed to do so? How many times have you sat in meetings, heard proposals, watched presentations, discussed important matters, or been embarrassed on behalf of someone else, all the while dying to say what is …
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Leap Year Lesson #337: The Status Quo Has To Go
The Latin phrase status quo literally means "the state in which." It has been used as a common English term for about 200 years meaning "the existing state of affairs." As we near the end of one year and look ahead to a new one contemplating goals and hopes, one thing that seems clear to …
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Leap Year Lesson #317: Don’t Shoot the Messenger; You Might Miss the Message
Most of us don't like being the bearer of bad news. On the contrary, we would rather be associated with the verse from the prophet Isaiah: "How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news" (Isaiah 52:7) - a verse repeated by Paul in Romans 10:15. The positive image brings …
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Leap Year Lesson #308: Don’t Just Sit There – Do Something
We've all heard the Edmund Burke quote (or a close variation of it) that "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." It's a reminder that we cannot stand on the sidelines and watch evil, immoral actions take place while we remain silent, or else we are complicit …
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Leap Year Lesson #299: Some Things Are Worth Trying Even If They Don’t Succeed
Three months ago I agreed to teach a new Bible study class on Sundays with the intended audience being men who are in a recovery program. Some are in between time they have been in jail and when they will be allowed to return home. After a very slow start of nobody attending the first …
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