Category Archives: words for the week

Safe on Your Knees

Posted on February 24, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Our Words for the Week are from Turning Point Daily Devotional, (9/15/06). As a group of amateur climbers scaled part of the Matterhorn near Zermatt, Switzerland, a vicious gust of wind came along at a narrow ledge. The guide quickly … Continue reading →

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Fishing for People

Posted on February 17, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Dale Carnegie in his How to Win Friends and Influence People., shared this  thought. I felt it would  make an appropriate Words for the Week segment … with a slight addendum. “I often went fishing up in Maine during the … Continue reading →

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Humility

Posted on February 10, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Our Words for the Week: A few examples on Humility Columnist Rick Reilly gave this advice to rookie professional athletes: “Stop thumping your chest. The line blocked, the quarterback threw you a perfect spiral while getting his head knocked off, … Continue reading →

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Treasure of Happiness

Posted on February 3, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

The Words for the Week are from Lawrence G. Lovasik, Inspiration Peak Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, … Continue reading →

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Survivors

Posted on January 27, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Today’s Words for the Week from Faith Thought of the Day by Ray Lammie. Deep down, true survivors know they’ll win. As a U.S. Special Forces trainer said: “If you have a guy with all the survival training in the … Continue reading →

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God Said …

Posted on January 20, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s Words for the Week from from E-Mail Ministry newsletter. If you never felt pain, then how would you know I’m a Healer? If you never went through difficulties, how would you know I’m a Deliverer? If you never … Continue reading →

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Pebble in the Water

Posted on January 13, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Words for the Week to ponder Drop a pebble in the water, just a splash, and it is gone, But there’s half a hundred ripples circling on and on and on; Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing out into the … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time

Posted on January 6, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s Words for the Week … Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a climbing competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered … Continue reading →

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Unmet Goals

Posted on December 30, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’m sharing the words of Denis Waitley as this week’s Words for the Week. The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell … Continue reading →

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Six Rules About Trust

Posted on December 16, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

The Words for the Week are courtesy of Michael Josephson of Character Counts I’ve talked about it lots of times before: The high cost of lying and deception by politicians, police, corporate executives, clergy, journalists, accountants, and educators has weakened … Continue reading →

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