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The Parable of the Carpenter

Posted on October 5, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Our Words for the Week come from Michael Josephson of Character Counts. A master carpenter who’d worked for the same builder for nearly 50 years announced he was retiring. The builder told him how much he appreciated his work and … Continue reading →

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Let’s Bow Our Heads …

Posted on October 3, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

As we build this community prayer platform, we ask the Lord to listen to our petitions with full confidence they not only are heard but acted upon by God according to His holy will. These requests are on my prayer … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Breathe

Posted on October 2, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

It’s time for Five Minute Friday, the weekly timed keyword-themed writing challenge facilitated by Kate Motaung. Her words — and those of the others who congregate around the virtual table to share — are at  fiveminutefriday.com. Start at the community … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About the Debate …

Posted on October 1, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

No. Let’s not. One thing I don’t like to do in this space is to interject politics. Your political view is yours; mine is mine. But I am going to talk about civility. That was what was missing in the … Continue reading →

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A Little Humor

Posted on September 30, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

One of the misconceptions about being a Christian is non-Christians think we don’t know how to have fun or have a sense of humor. Trust me, if the Big Guy can have a sense of humor when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Outlines

Posted on September 29, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

As a developmental editor, my friend Janyre Tromp preaches the importance of outlines and how they’re critical for attacking edits (even if you don’t use them for the actual writing). How/when do you use outlines and what do you use … Continue reading →

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Little Things

Posted on September 28, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

John Kerr reminded us of the stories from 9/11 as retold on Weekend Encounterfrom Acts International. I though we could use the unknown prompt as our Words for the Week. As you might remember, the head of a company survived … Continue reading →

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Continued Grace

Posted on September 27, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Normally, Sunday means a devotional, sermon or sermonette. But this Sunday — today — marks the 12th anniversary of my wife Karen’s death, a day that impacted myself, my family, and everyone who knew her well beyond her years. She … Continue reading →

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Our Father Who Art in Heaven …

Posted on September 26, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

As we build this community prayer platform, we ask the Lord to listen to our petitions with full confidence they not only are heard but acted upon by God according to His holy will. These requests are on my prayer … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Your

Posted on September 25, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories Written in Five … Continue reading →

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