OH, GOD, MAKE ME A BETTER PARENT Oh, God, make me a better parent. Help me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say and to answer all their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting them, talking back to them and contradicting them. Make...
The Quilt
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THE QUILT As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles. An Angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares...
The Carpenter
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THE CARPENTER An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The...
The Cracked Pot – E-Mail Ministry
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The following is an E-Mail Ministry message. <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< THE CRACKED POT A Water Bearer in India had two large pots; each hung on each end of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack...
The 11th – 20th Commandments
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THE 11th – 20th COMMANDMENTS 11th. Thou shalt not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. 12th. Thou shalt not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass. 13th. Thou shalt not cross bridges before you come to them, for...