Tag Archives: DPchallenge

Five Minute Friday — Start

Posted on September 13, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minute takes on Facebook or at Kate’s place at fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A … Continue reading →

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Bond … James Bond

Posted on September 12, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I was never a big Bond fan. I may have watched a few here and there, but never bought into the franchise. A few years ago I wandered across the street to catch SPECTRE, the 26th — count em – … Continue reading →

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Covers

Posted on September 10, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

One of my followers asked a simple question. How do you create covers and how important are they. Well, in my opinion, covers are just as important as the body of work. In a way, it may even be more … Continue reading →

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We Haven’t Been Up to Bat Yet

Posted on September 9, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s Words for the Week is a tongue in cheek message that resonates a real truth Temptation tries to blind us to other possibilities. Consider this, for example. A business man driving home from work one day saw a … Continue reading →

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Joy … Joy … Joy

Posted on September 8, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I like to share my words when I preach from the slanty side of the pulpit. Today — and for the next three weeks — I was/will be at Howland (ME) United Methodist Church. While this has been delivered and … Continue reading →

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Keep Praying … He’s Listening

Posted on September 7, 2019 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, comfort, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, illness, Jesus, life, love, observations, Prayer, relationships, share | 3 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Testimony

Posted on September 6, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday time. The assignment this week was, quite frankly, challenging. The FMF prompt was TESTIMONY, which should be easy peasy. But my mind kept wandering off in different directions {that’s why I call them free range thoughts} … Continue reading →

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Hi Guys …

Posted on September 5, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I went to a meeting the other day. As I entered the doorway, I blurted out, “Good morning guys.” One of my early thirties female colleagues shot back, “Do we look like guys?” as she waved her hand highlighting the … Continue reading →

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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast

Posted on September 3, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I received an advance an advance reading copy of We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast through Goodreads’ Giveaways, and my review is based on an uncorrected proof. We Are the Weather will be available in bookstores … Continue reading →

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Noah’s Ark … Everything I Needed to Know

Posted on September 2, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve shared these before … but they are timeless. This version is from Dan Brodeck. Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah’s Ark: Don’t miss the boat. Remember we are all in the same boat! Plan ahead. It … Continue reading →

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