Category Archives: Faithfulness

OTHER VOICES

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

Our Lord declared, “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep…the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out” (Jn. 10:11, 3). The call of our … Continue reading →

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CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Despite our position in the pews on a Sunday morning, Christianity is not a spectator sport. A former UCLA coach observed, “College football is often 40,000 people desperately in need of exercise watching 22 men desperately in need of a … Continue reading →

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ALLEGIANCE TO THE CAUSE

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

To whom would you be willing to swear undying allegiance? During the Crimean War between Russia and Britain’s allies, the “Charge of the Light Brigade” took place in 1854. British confusion was at the core of this disaster. Out of … Continue reading →

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GET FOCUSED!

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

Do we have selective hearing or seeing? Sure, we all do. Every second, our brain is bombarded with sensory data from all five senses. You sit down and in just a few moments stop consciously focusing on the feel of … Continue reading →

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DON’T GIVE UP

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

By 1989, baseball player Nolan Ryan reached an incredible 5,000 strikeouts, and all those no hitters. Ryan is a phenomenal baseball player. In his rookie year, 18 years earlier, Gil Hodges was the manager of the Mets, and was impatient … Continue reading →

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PAST LAURELS

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

On the television show M*A*S*H, Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III made it clear what separated him from everybody else – “I’m a Winchester,” he was heard to say more than once. For him, it was his family name that made … Continue reading →

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KINDNESS

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

At a Special Olympic Event, some time ago, 9 special athletes were competing in a 100-yard dash. As the starting pistol shot and the race started, one runner tripped and fell to the ground, crying out loud in pain. One … Continue reading →

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