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Sunday, March 21 530 There is a difference between working for a living and living to work What is the fruit of your labor Home Car Prestige-power-possession > Adam/Eve/Jesus Break the cycle. Satan is coming after you, but you have the playbook WWII Nazis had prisoners move rocks – back and forth Siscero – move rock to top of mountain, only to let it roll down Wise as serpents, innocent as doves Made to work Frustration with work... Read more
The frou leter work no wants to use Deny Excess It’s everywhere 44-ounce biggulps Kentuck Fired Chick Double Down Diesel trucks with a big ____ Hook Ups Break Ups Simplicty Complexity Teh burden of more Freedomo f less Complciatdf Read more
Last year’s honorees were 104-year-old Emilio Navarro of Ponce Puerto Rico and 101-year-old Sally Gordon of Lincoln, Neb. The last surviving member of the Negro American League, Mr. Navarro is considered the world’s oldest former baseball player, softball player and coach. Known by the nickname Millito, he has been inducted in the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame and the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame. He currently works as the comptroller for a company that he founded after his... Read more
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a Disney Classic. We all know the story of dazzling princess and her posse of seven short little men with white beards. Each of the seven had a distinctive personality and a name that matched it. When I reviewed the roster and compared it to my coworkers, I realized that I’ve worked with each and eveyr one of them. In fact, at times, I’ve been each of them. Sneezy Sleepy Dopey Doc Happy Bashful Grumpy... Read more
Jesus is often hypothetically placed in the modern world allowing us to speculate what He would do. Some have asked what kind of car Jesus would drive, how he would vote, or if He would eat bagels. Some of these are blasphemous in nature, but others are provocative. We ought to wonder how He would react in certain circumstances so that we can take His lead. That’s why I wonder, just who would Jesus promote? The answer to this question isn’t so elusive. Look at... Read more
I have worked in places that are “toxic waste dumps” Either I work on cleaning them up – or I get infected .. and die ASK: What defines your perspective, how you see things? Friends, media, coworkers, parents Same goes for work. When you cop an attitude, ask, “where did that come from?” Work – and all that comes with it, will never make you happy. You have to have a perspective, a world view that work fits into. ... Read more
“There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds” — Lord Alfred TennysonA few years ago, I entered a fishing derby. These derbies are traditionally filled with anglers who look for the proverbial “whopper” in hopes of winning the big prize. I was excited to see a friend from church there. Bill was a man that I developed a great deal of respect for. He was smart, articulate and confident. Although he never struck me... Read more
I love the news. In fact, my radio dial doesn’t even know there’s an FM, that wonderful invention introduced 60 years ago. Stuck in a world of the latest happenings, I’m following the trends of the moment. I listen to commentary and debate and all the swirling gestures of a world gone crazy. I watch the news at home and read the paper in the morning. Go ahead, ask me. I’ll tell you the latest. But it’s dragging me down.... Read more
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