Author: pattyshusband
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You Can’t Do Everything, part 3
You can’t do everything. Do what you should. — Robert J. Morgan Don’t waste your time arguing with me about this. Your argument’s with Ecclesiastes 9:10 and Colossians 3:23 and 2nd Corinthians 8:12. Start there.
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You Can’t Do Everything, part 2
You can’t do everything. — Robert J. Morgan Maybe you’re arguing with that. Not with your words but with your actions. (How’s that old line go, about something speaking louder than words?) During my time with people of another denomination, they frequently cast us Wesleyans as Christians who want to always “do more and try…
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You Can’t Do Everything
You can’t do everything. Do what you should, delegate what you can, and trust God with the rest. —Robert J. Morgan
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BONUS BLOG: “one of the gifts of retirement”
I offer this without comment — https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/retirement-happiness-ambition-b83a6cd7?st=4x3YZG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Take Time to Be What Now?!
Solid advice from an old song: Take time to be holy. The rest of the lyrics go on — 1 Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;abide in Him always, and feed on His word.Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak,forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek. 2 Take…
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Swallowing Sunshine
E. Stanley Jones: “When I met Christ, I felt the tI had swallowed sunshine.” I love that image! How would you describe your own conversion and your own subsequent growth in God’s grace? As always, I look forward to hearing from you.
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Problems and More Problems
There are grave difficulties on every hand, and more are looming ahead. Therefore we must go ahead. — William Carey, missionary I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends,…
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Your Reputation or Your Identity
Quick Review from yesterday hereWorry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are. Your reputation is who people think you are. — John Wooden And so, to quote a classic song, “Who are you?”Today WHOSE are you? 2 Corinthians 5:17 is helpful in starting your answer when it declares, “If anyone…
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Your Reputation
Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are. Your reputation is who people think you are. — John Wooden And so, to quote a classic song, “Who are you?”
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Normal?!
“No one’s normal. It just looks that way from across the street.” — Floyd in DTF St. Louis Questions? See 1 Corinthians 15:39-41.
