“Each night for 24 years, she would diligently clean the White House. When she came to the president’s chair, she would pause, cleaning materials in hand, and say a quick prayer.” So reads the lead in yesterday’s Washington Post. Emma Gray passed away last week and newspapers are extolling her simple, faithful service that was rooted in her faith. And what a faith it was. Who knows how she influenced the world with her simple duty of cleaning the Presidents... Read more
“Well done.”“Great job.”“Wow. Impressive.” We like praise. We love praise. We crave praise. It started as children when even the worse drawing with a blunt crayon was hung on the refrigerator. Proudly beaming for days, we sulked when it finally had to come down. Something inside of us wants our efforts to be applauded. “Look at me!” Although we might coyly wave off words of admiration, we sneak a smile in when we are alone. Our inner human is stroked... Read more
“…Let your yes be yes and your no be no….” Matt 5:33 Trust is a critical component — in the workplace, in the home, in churches and in politics. Nothing will derail good intentions faster than a lack of trust.Many of our societal ills come from a lack of trust. Government manipulation of data to support the Vietnam War, capped by Watergate started the modern-day age of mistrust. Investigative reporters became a standard at most newsrooms. And before you knew... Read more
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Get up. Work. Talk. Eat. Sleep. Do it all again.Is today just another day, a repeat of yesterday? Like an actor in a long-running production, I play the same part. I repeat the same movements, echoing the same lines, interacting with the same plastic cast of thespians going through the motions. Is this all? The characters in my life seem to be same. There’s the King and his court, the jester and peasants all around me. The villain appears and... Read more
“Of all the different purposes set before mankind, the most disastrous is surely “the pursuit of happiness,” slipped into the American Declaration of Independence along with “life and liberty” as an unalienable right, almost accidentally, at the last moment. Happiness is like a young deer, fleet and beautiful. Hunt him, and he becomes a poor frantic quarry; after the kill, a piece of stinking flesh.” Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–1990) Please, share with a friend if you feel moved. Read all past... Read more
Where does true happiness come from? Not in unbelief — Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote: “I wish I had never been born.” Not in pleasure — Lord Byron lived a life of pleasure, if anyone did. He wrote: “The worm, the canker, and the grief are mine alone.” Not in money — Jay Gould, the American millionaire, had plenty of that. When dying he said: “I suppose I am the most miserable man on... Read more
Red Letter Believers made Peter Piper’s Picks. So, we are returning the love! Read the 10’Clock Scholar blog here. Please, share with a friend if you feel moved. Read all past issues at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupert Read more
Millions have lost their jobs. And despite government promises, millions of others will probably lose their jobs this year. Are we ready for this reality? What can we, as Red Letter Believers and followers of God offer? Do you have friends who are unemployed? Have you lost your job? What are the best things that we can do? Our government will not save us. We cannot trust a political party or a leader or the stock market to give us... Read more
Fats Domino (via last.fm) “A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don’t have a J.O.B.” – Fats Domino Please, share with a friend if you feel moved. Read all past issues at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupert Read more
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