Category: Community

“Weighing” our words…

Proverbs 15:28, “The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.” (NIV) I can remember sitting with a group of mentors/peers and one from the group said to the other, “Dan, you are always so quiet, what are you thinking?”  Dan responded, “Oh you know there is a…

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Life “refreshener”

Proverbs 11:25 “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed” In the 25th verse of today’s Proverb, Solomon gives us a key ingredient in bringing “freshness” to others’ lives.  He simply tells us to refresh others. When it comes to relationships with others where do you spend your time?  Do…

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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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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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Help!

Proverbs 11:14 (Holman CSB) “Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance.” Today’s Proverb jumped out at me as I just celebrated my 23rd anniversary of sobriety on August the 9th.  I always tell people that nothing great in life happens by doing it alone.  I also know first hand that conquering…

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No Eggs

Philippians 4:11-13 “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well…

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