Category Archives: Quotes

Merry Christmas

  My favorite part of Christmas this year was lighting the final Advent candle and reading the Christmas story.  Those familiar passages come alive once again and remind us of the promise that we have in Jesus. A gift far … Continue reading

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It Is What It Is

“The garden didn’t do as good as I wanted.  Oh well, it is what it is.” “That doctor’s visit didn’t go so well.  I guess, it is what it is.“ I’ve noticed this saying a lot lately.  At home, at … Continue reading

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Quote from a meeting

There’s no silver bullet–it’s a “peel the onion” type of problem. Yeah, it’s the story of my life. I can’t remember the last time I saw a silver bullet, or any type of bullet for that matter. Makes me wonder … Continue reading

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Perseverance

The only way to learn perseverance is to persevere. –Derek Prince

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‘Expert’ Opinion

After this previous post that I wrote on being an ‘expert’, I saw this post by Juice. He says about the “Cult of the Expert”: It is a trend toward silencing others through the intimidating using of the word “expert” … Continue reading

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The Power of One

There is: One body and One Spirit, just as you were also called in One hope of your calling; One Lord, One faith, One baptism, One God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in … Continue reading

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Well Said

I’ve spoken about this topic before, but Ariel puts it so well, that I couldn’t help but smile:  Writing ideas run rampant around here, but they tend to get struck by passing traffic. Go. Read his whole post. Now.

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Getting in on the Nativity (Again)

I wrote a post a few years ago, and was reminded of it again as we draw near to Christmas. For several years, I’ve almost had the “Bah, Humbug” attitude because, as we all know, the real action happens at … Continue reading

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