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Insight into In-Laws
Imagine making wedding vows to your in-laws. Frightening? Maybe you already have! Have you ever heard the beautiful words of Ruth recited by a bride at her wedding? "And Ruth said, 'Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for...
How to Move Ahead in the New Year
When God leads in a new year or in a new way, you can either trust Him or fear the future. Many would prefer a tyranny they know to the freedom of a future they do not know. Remember the Israelites who followed God, fled Egypt, then found themselves trapped...
Don’t “Gerbil” Your Way Through December
If you have ever had a gerbil on the loose in your living room, I am sure that you could confirm for the rest of us that they like to run, or whatever you call the motion of a rodent in high gear! I am guessing that this is the reason for the miniature "Ferris wheel"...
Why My Kids Drive a Ford
Henry Ford did not invent the automobile. But he may as well have. The man who mass produced reliable transportation built something more than a car. Henry Ford built loyalty. He built a loyalty, I might add, that was deeper than reason and thicker than water.If you...
What It Takes to Be Somebody
When Robert was fourteen, no one noticed him. Although his family was intact, it's members weren't exactly a house of overachievers. Robert felt invisible and insignificant.A growing fire burned within Robert to achieve, to be somebody of significance.As he...
What Twitter Says about You
Do you care what others are saying about you on social media? Have you ever been maligned? Are you ever flattered? The other day I received a startling message on Twitter: "a user is posting cruel things about you here..." What followed was the hook in the...
How to Pray for the President
Not long ago, I called my congressman about something I thought was crucial. I did not call because I was sure it would change anything; it did not. I called simply to make myself feel better! It was a start, anyway. What would you tell your congressman if you could?...
What a Top Hand Taught Me about Training
Apples was a large bay mare with a cranky disposition. And why shouldn't she have been upset? She was a five-year-old horse that had never been made to mind.I still recall watching from the relative safety of a corral fence as my boss, the skilled hand who was the...