Starting a New Life in Minneapolis As some of you know, I have accepted a position for a company in Minneapolis MN. Aside from the normal challenges of work, I also have committed to being on site for two years starting in August. This puts a lot of things into perspective as we start he […]
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It’s hard to let go… It has been a while since my last post. Much is going in our lives, and I have been bad and went into my shell instead of sharing. man-skilz.com/ is on the road. We have been offered a chance to move for work and I am currently in Minnesota getting
“Strong like Caleb” or “Caleb Strong“, refers specifically, to the attitude, activities, and behavior patterns that are modeled for us in Scripture by Caleb in Joshua and Numbers. Caleb had very specific qualities like honor, faith, truthfulness, and a fearlessness fueled by his assurances from God’s word and provision. Additionally he shows us obedience to
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I have so much to say about my frustrations in my spiritual and work lives. I am trying to express them without whining and with the understanding that I truly believe that Our Lord will provide. Crisis of Spirit: Study Time. I have been using Oswald Chambers book “My Utmost for His Highest” as a guide
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Once more, I have to say I Luv my friends. One of them, who happened to be a BIC, recently posed following the question for discussion: In entertainment media would you rather see violence or sex? I processed that one and the result becomes tiered layers of acceptance. The primary reason for the tiered acceptance is
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I’m having another “Suck It Up” day. My Problem: I want for praise and reward from this world (or my family/friends) very much but I am doing so little (non-kingdom building) work to merit praise or reward. The work I do for HIS kingdom, is for the Lord, and as Matthew 6:1-8 discusses, I don’t
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No Man is an Island You have heard it from your pastor. Speakers like Robert Lewis and even Tony Robbins talk about building a support team or being in a small group. I will say it again.. though with many, many more words, because I like (the sound of my own voice) to prattle on.. We all go
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In case it doesn’t display the video for you, Click here: Can you hear me?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1_AkhK2hI&feature=colike I like the “Can you hear me” …. It really encourages him to listen to her and drives her point home. My grandfather used to whisper when he really wanted to be sure you heard him. The logic was that
Something fun for the day: I thought I would list some observations about my own behavior patterns over the years. As we all walk our road, with or with out the Lord, we do, some slower than others, mature. We also recognize that as we mature we grow as people and into something new. Some
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Today, I meditate on Psalm 3:1-2 As I sit here and contemplate my morning reading, I preview what my day will look like. The focus of the passage is the psalmist’s earthly enemies. As I ponder the question of “how does that apply to me today”, that still small voice speaks… We have many earthly
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