Tag Archives: love

That Bird Needs Glasses

Posted on January 21, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not a children’s book writer. And I’m a loooong way from being a child. So, I wasn’t sure how I would review Rebecca Benston’s latest offerimg, That Bird Needs Glasses. Luckily I have grandchildren and I’m a firm believer … 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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A Better Me

Posted on January 19, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a woman, I put the ways of childhood behind me. – 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) When I … Continue reading →

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In Need of Prayer …

Posted on January 18, 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 — Sacrifice

Posted on January 17, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. It certainly creeps up on you … especially when you’re on the road. Five Minute Friday, of course, is a discipline where independent writers join together to transform thoughts on a … Continue reading →

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Family … Family … Family…

Posted on January 16, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I have been blessed. From my earliest recollection, I have had a wonderfully supportive family — even when I didn’t fully realize it at the time. As I grew, married, settled down {relatively speaking}, and raised children with my wife, … Continue reading →

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Midweek Mirth

Posted on January 15, 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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Accountability

Posted on January 14, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I need someone to hold me accountable for my personal writing. No. I need someone to manage my writing activity. No. I need a ringmaster to corral my thoughts. No. I need them all. There are a couple of facts … 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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Seeds of Faith

Posted on January 12, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:7 Miss Mildred, the Sunday church school teacher of my teen years, always held a special place in … Continue reading →

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