Indiana Jones tells Marion, “It’s not the years, it’s the miles.” I am told by the trainers at the Y that moderate weightlifting is good for me. But they also caution not to lift too much. I know from experience that the body can only take so much punishment – great running backs wear down,…

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Many suggest that a great way to pray is to pick up the Bible and randomly start reading. Soon you will be reading a passage that starts a conversation with God that is the highest form of prayer. Over the past few months I have been suggesting thoughts for your daily meditations. But, I don’t…

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It was like when your parents take you back to a place where you spent some years as a very young child. You don’t know the place. Or at least you think you don’t. But as you look around , something pulls at you, and you don’t realize that a part of yourself – a…

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Being happy is a virtue too – Ludwig Borne I couldn’t have said the above better myself. A disciple is not called to wear sackcloth and ashes, nor is he/she supposed to be a “downer” to be around. I think the greatest indicator God gives us of what his plan is for each of us…

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Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. – John Watson Kindness is a very underestimated virtue. I think it is because it is so easy to be kind. Yet, I encounter dearth of kindness everywhere I go. Perhaps we don’t recognize what Watson says – that everyone we meet is fighting a…

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