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Five Minute Friday — Back

Posted on August 30, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’m back for another Five Minute Friday exercise. Oh, look, the prompt is BACK. What a coincidence. Seriously, though, here I am on the front end of the assignment (writing) and looking forward to linking with my Five Minute Friday … Continue reading →

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Today’s Conversation with God

Posted on August 17, 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 →

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Five Minute Friday — Culture

Posted on May 24, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

On a drab, dismal Friday, it was refreshing to plug into Kate’s Five Minute Friday home page and discover the word for the week was CULTURE! This is going to be interesting. You know the drill. It’s Friday, we have … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Reward

Posted on March 22, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Whether it’s Friday, Saturday or sometimes Sunday or later, I’m compelled to participate in the Five Minute Friday exercise, much like a schoolboy with an assignment — and it’s been a lot of years since I’ve been in school! Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, Uncategorized | Tagged blessings, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, hope, Inspiration, Jesus, life, love, mirror, Music, reward, thank you | 7 Comments

We are His

Posted on February 3, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged all, boundaries, charity, communication, community, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, foreigners, Friends, fulfillment, God, good news, hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, life, love, Nazareth, pray, relationships, scripture, sermon, stories, strangers | Leave a comment

A Christmas Prayer — 2018

Posted on December 25, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I again vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, as I’ve doing for the past few years, I “borrowed” … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, blessings, celebration, charity, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, friends, God, grace, holidays, hope, humility, joy, Karen, life, Memories, observations, peace, relationships, trust | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Done

Posted on July 15, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for my Five Minute Friday {??} contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories … Continue reading →

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If We’re Honest

Posted on June 17, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Just sharing some words from the pulpit in Maine this morning. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. It’s Father’s Day, so Happy Father’s … Continue reading →

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Reviews Are In

Posted on May 9, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Heaven Shining Through. Yes it is! It’s been about a week and a half since book launch and the reviews are starting to come in. On the up side, they have been generally positive. On the down side, readers are … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged book, courage, encouragement, entertainment, faith, God, growing up, Heaven Shining Through, hope, life, love, Memories, relationships, reviews, stories, women, writing | 1 Comment

Lights! Action! Camera!

Posted on April 25, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I think I’m ready. No, let me re-phrase that. I’m about as ready as I am going to be for the book launch of Heaven Shining Through. Details at the venue have been secured. Scripts by my lead-in and myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged anticipation, book, book release, celebration, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, entertainment, Facebook, faith, family, friends, God, Heaven Shining Through, hope, joy, life, love, Maine, Memories, New Jersey, New York, relationships, Seneca County, writing | 7 Comments