"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to...
As an editorial in the Caledonian-Record of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, put it: "Friday night five teen-age girls at Danville High School became five young adults, and they did so with class." I thought you'd like to know the story.The Friday night in question was January...
Back in the mid-1970s, a man was driving through Arizona and stopped at a gas station in the middle of a torrential downpour. This was in the days of "full-service" gas stations. He sat inside his dry car while a man, who whistled cheerfully while he worked, filled up...
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself (Philippians 2:3).Once when I was pastoring I got a distress call: "Pastor, you better get over here or we're liable to kill each...
"Hi Nitin, Ain't you going out to play!".I turned back to find a smiling Mukesh, firmly rooted to his chair, trying to strike a conversation with me in his unique and amiable style.It was recess time, we had just finished with our lunch and there was no one in the...
Spray pant won’t fix rust.A Band-Aid won’t remove a tumor.Wax on the hood won't cure the cough of a motor. If the problem is inside, you have to go inside.I learned that this morning. I rolled out of bed early. . . Real early. So early that Denalyn tried to convince...
It is often observed that we tend to be more careful about what is expected of others than what are we required to do in a given situation !Further, at times our obsession with this tendency rises to such a level that the very purpose or objective of the activity is...