SAYS FYL

  • when you’re up against people-power

    Word’s gotten out–people know about this. Exodus 2:14 (The Message) People–generally–are not truth seekers; they are flesh mongers. We’d rather crucify than save the accused. When people get wind of a situation, the result is almost often disastrous. There is no seeking of truth–what really happened, why it happened; the motive or the heart behind Read more

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  • a friend’s reassurance

      I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121: 1, 2 Guy #1 is in one of life’s harsh predicaments. Feeling desperate, he’s waiting for God to fix things. Thus begins Psalm 121. But Guy #1 Read more

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  • measuring life

    She saw there was something special about him and hid him. Exodus 2:1, The Message The Bible takes less than a chapter, 22 verses to be precise, to tell the story of Moses from birth to marriage. Considering his mother’s prophetic observation (2:1), there had to have been a lot of interesting stories and anecdotes Read more

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  • forgiveness and pain

    Don’t feel badly, don’t blame yourself for selling me. God was behind it. Genesis 45:4 Forgiveness brings with it a warm feel-good glow  when you take the high road in life. Like when you smile and wave at the guy who cuts you. Of course, the glow takes longer to feel in a situation that Read more

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  • the speed of innovation

    September was a busy month. This week is not so bad. So, I decided to treat myself and hulu today. Several great new shows this season. Looks like sitcoms are getting back in form. But more than the shows, it was the advertisements that caught my eyes–Two hours of huluing and I was introduced to Read more

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  • reaching the point of total forgiveness

    It’s been several months now and I truly thought I was over it. That I’d forgiven and moved on. That is until I found myself in my car, right behind her in her car. The urge to rear-end her and send her to the ER and the car to the junk yard was near overwhelming. Read more

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  • you’re the man

    You’re the man for us. God has given you the inside story. Genesis 41:39 It was two years of freedom and another dream that needed interpreting before the cupbearer remembered his promise to Joseph. But never mind that for God was in control. Pharaoh had a strange dream and he was convinced that it held Read more

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  • p & j ministry

    I confess. I’m a scavenger, a sucker for anything free. So every now and then I browse through Craigslist’s “free.” And that’s where I saw the following advertisement: “We have been there and now want to give back. We will be making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for anyone that is hungry. Mon-Fri 5:30-6:30 PM. Read more

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  • the legacy of ted kennedy

    For me at least, a word association of “Ted Kennedy” first recalls “Chappaquiddick.” It was just one incident out of his life. Yet, his 47 years of service in the US Senate, his passionate battles for causes such as voting rights, minimum wage, equalities for minorities and women, etc, etc  cower in the shadows when Read more

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  • when people let you down

    But the head cupbearer never gave Joseph another thought. Genesis 40:23 When I moved here, she went out of her way to befriend me.  Over the next two years it seemed like she was always there to support me in my little battles. But when the big one came armed with heavy arsenal that shot Read more

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