Tag Archives: conversation

A Gift for You

Posted on September 8, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

My Name Is Sam … and Heaven Is Still Shining Through — the audio version — has been released for a couple of weeks and has already made a splash. However, I hadn’t had a chance to listen to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, Audible, blessings, conversation, cry, DPchallenge, driving, encouragement, entertain, Faith, family, Friends, gift, God, grace, Jesus, laugh, life, love, Memories, My Name Is Sam, observations, offer, relationships, stories, Writing | Leave a comment

Inconvenient Little Things

Posted on August 30, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Our extraordinary reflection today is an ordinary encounter by an ordinary person, Linzi Aitken. It was one of those inconvenient little things, like waiting in line at the bank or losing your keys. Those inconvenient little things can jeopardize your … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged Adventists, attitude, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, God, inconvenient, life, observations, opportunity, Prayer, purpose, relationships, stewardship., Writing | Leave a comment

All Is Well …

Posted on August 27, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Today marked my annual wellness evaluation. Actually, it was my first wellness evaluation. It was scheduled — and cancelled — last August. It was scheduled — and cancelled — in January. It was scheduled — and cancelled, thanks to covid … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged all is well, assessment, attitude, blessings, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, Friends, life, love, observations, relationships, things that matter, wellness | 2 Comments

Who Is Speaking?

Posted on August 18, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

A couple of weeks ago during the live broadcast, I asked for some questions. I received a few and thought I would answer some this week. I did answer directly, but I am an advocate of the theory if one … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged answers, attitude, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Friends, God, growing up, life, love, Memories, My Name Is Sam, observations, questions, relationships, speaking, stories, wisdom from a father, Writing | Leave a comment

Prayer Changes Things …

Posted on August 1, 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 →

Posted in Prayer-Care-Share | Tagged attitude, care, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, healing, illness, Jesus, life, love, observations, petitions, Prayer, relationships, share | Leave a comment

I’m Tired

Posted on July 30, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I’m tired. I don’t like to clutter my space with social issues, but today I can’t help myself. I will apologize up front if I offend anyone during this rant. But I AM tired. I am tired of this whole covid … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, conversation, covid, DPchallenge, Faith, family, Friends, God, life, love, observations, political correctness, Politics, protests, relationships, revisionist history, social justice, tired | 6 Comments

First Night

Posted on July 2, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

The grandsons and I spent last night in Maine … quiet, peaceful Maine. The two teens helped gather my meager belongings, pack them into the van, take the four-and-a-hour trip north, unpack the van, distribute the appropriate boxes to their … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged blessings, conversation, DPchallenge, family, God, grandchildren, interactions, joy, life, love, Maine, moving, observations, relationships | 6 Comments

Letters from the Earth

Posted on June 23, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Fellow Higher Ground Books & Media author Nancy Flinchbaugh came up with an intriguing concept for a book. Since I was planning a road trip from Ohio to upstate New York, I decided to load the audio version of Letters … Continue reading →

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The Screwtape Letters

Posted on June 16, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I never read The Screwtape Letters. I knew it was a classic C.S. Lewis tale, but it just never intrigued me enough to buy it or borrow it from the library. For some reason, however, I decided to download it … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, book review, christian, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, God, letters, life, love, observations, point of view, relationships, reverse, Satan, Screwtape, stories, Wormwood | 4 Comments

Liturgy of the Ordinary

Posted on June 9, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

We were chatting on the Five Minute Friday Twitter feed a couple of weeks ago about seeing life amid the virus lockdown. I made the comment, “Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary … Every Day. Good days. Bad day. … Continue reading →

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