Category: Life Issues

Go Find a “Rose Guy”

Psalm 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (NIV) At the end of the Main Street/Grand Ave. exit off of Southbound Interstate 75 in Dayton, Ohio stands a man who sells roses for a living.  On more than one occasion, I’ve stopped and conducted business with him.  There is a place in my heart for…

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Handling the Holiday “Bomb”

The holiday season is fast approaching and it is no great secret that this is the most difficult time of the year for friends, family and loved ones who are suffering from any type of addiction, whether it be directly or indirectly. The holiday season stirs additional emotions and feelings that often lay dormat throughout the…

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The “Magic” Formula

2 Corinthians 12:9 But he (Christ) said to me (Paul), “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (NIV) James 2:17 “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (NIV)   A couple of weeks ago a friend met with me after…

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The other “F” word

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline.”  (NIV) Beginning in early  2009 I began struggling with a new calling I was receiving from God.  At first I didn’t listen and blew it off as a “grandiose thought,” which is something…

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Dreams into reality…

As you may have noticed I have found a new toy that I added to the homepage of my website and that is a photo gallery.  Of course my dear humble wife chuckled as she looked at the photos and mumbled something about “narcissism.”    There is a method behind my “narcissistic madness.”   One of the great gifts…

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Thought For The Week – “The Past”

Ancient Pharmacy “Sign” located on the main street of old Ephesus, Turkey “If the past is not being utilized as a means for creating a better today and tomorrow…try your best to let go and let God.”  This thought came to me as Lori and I recently spent a day in Ephesus, Turkey.  Ephesus is…

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