September 30, 2017
mend (one’s) fences
phrase of mend
1.
repair a damaged relationship
A few weeks ago I received a letter in the mail from my home association saying:
“The enclosed fence in your back yard will be removed due to the age and structural integrity of the fence.”
Apparently it was not much of a personal letter because all of the residents in my development received the same notice. And last week, thus began the tearing down and putting up of new fences. Every morning, for the last two weeks, the buzz of…
March 5, 2016
CNN is looking for a few good heroes. “Every day” kind of people doing seemingly heroic work. So who’s your hero? If you have one, you may nominate them on CNN’s website by filling out a form that, in addition to basic contact information, only asks two questions. What is the work your hero does? What impact does that work have on others? That’s pretty much it. Oh, there are a few tips to help your nomination stand out from the thousands that CNN receives. Let’s start…
February 7, 2016
“To love the whole world for me is a chore,
My only real problem is the guy next door.”
–C. W. Vanderbergh
Most people do not find it difficult to love nice people, but when it comes to loving someone who is different, difficult, or frequently in our company, love can become a challenge. Yet we are commanded in Scripture, to “…love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mark 12:31) Who better than the apostle Paul to model this for us?
Ten years after…
January 23, 2016
Happiness is finding a pencil, pizza with sausage, sharing a sandwich, and anyone or anything loved by you. Or so sings Charlie Brown.
Happiness is
Certainly those are very happy events but what happens to our happiness when our circumstances are not favorable towards finding a pencil, having pizza with sausage, or having a sandwich to share? Do I lose it?
The apostle Paul would have easily lost his happiness given his resume of adversity. In 2 Corinthians 11:23- 27 we read of his many sufferings. Imprisonment,…
