Do not make friends with hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared. — Proverbs 22:24 – 25. When I was younger and an older friend would explode at a seemingly trivial matter I would blame it on his blood pressure being out of whack. Now…

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Grandmother Danny writes in her bible — “Patterns are for the weak. Careers are like monuments, they must be carved.” The minute we try to live our life according to someone else’s blueprint we are sliding down the wrong slope. The only blueprint we need follow is the one God placed in our DNA, so…

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The Lord God does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7). I gave a talk last night before a large group. Out of the blue came the question, “You have lived such an interesting life, what would you say…

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While most of my weekend at the beach involved the recounting of football stories embellished and exaggerated, there were a few moments of serious discussion. One of the subjects was about the growth in at least Texas, NC, and Arkansas of what one person described as “Prosperity Churches” — Mega-churches using modern music, messages of…

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