Principles for Peace

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timlewisnm

A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.  ~Samuel Grafton

We have all seen them - at least if we’ve been on the road at all.  They’re big.  Sometimes they whiz by very fast and sometimes they cruise at a slower speed.  Sometimes maybe we even get annoyed by them, but it seems we can’t live in the world we do without their function.  They serve a purpose.

Eighteen wheelers, transfer trucks, big rigs, trucks.  Are there any lessons that we can learn from them - or better yet are there lessons we can learn from the drivers in charge of their reigns? Read More »

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ~ Acts 20:35

photo by:  Saquan Stimpson/monstershaq 2000

Sometimes we come across extra special people in our lives.  Sometimes we come across those people who offer us gifts of  hope and healing, joy and peace, unconditional love, acceptance and respect.  The world would not be the same without them.  OUR world, OUR life, would not be the same without them.  It was no accident that God put these people into our lives.  What is the best way to say thank you to these people and to God?

What happens when we keep these gifts to ourselves?

Something interesting happens after a time when we keep these gifts…..  We actually become weighed down.  The gifts become heavy on our shoulders.

If we were to ask any of the people who have given us these gifts what they wanted us to do with them, I am most certain they would all unanimously say to Read More »

photo by:  marcoPapale.com

If I mentioned the song, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” what would you think of? Have you ever got a song stuck in your head and you could not get it out? You just could not stop singing it no matter how hard you tried? That’s pretty annoying, isn’t it! Do you know the best way to stop that song from repeating itself in your head? Playing another song or songs is probably the best way. There is a powerful lesson contained in this called Read More »