Tag Archives: love

Rise, Shine, You People

Posted on June 23, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

“Come, celebrate, your banners high unfurling, Your songs and prayers against the darkness hurling. To all the world go out and tell the story, Of Jesus’ glory. “Tell how the Father sent His Son to save us. Tell of the … Continue reading →

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Power of Prayer

Posted on June 22, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

As we build this community prayer platform, with help from the #PrayerWarriors team, 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. … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Question

Posted on June 21, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Five Minute Friday time.We’ll get to that in a few after our regularly scheduled advertisements about the mechanics of Five Minute Friday and a plug on it’s value from Colleen. You know the drill. I’ll post, link … Continue reading →

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A 1,000 Random Ramblings

Posted on June 20, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t know if this is a celebratory post or a venue to offer my condolences. This marks my 998th blog post. I intended to share the news of No. 1,000 on its actual anniversary date but it coincides with … Continue reading →

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Midweek Mirth

Posted on June 19, 2019 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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Shameless Self Promotion … I Hate It

Posted on June 18, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

One of the things I’ve learned from my book publishing experiences is the necessity of self promotion. I hate it. It’s a necessary evil. I hate it. I don’t mind talking about my writing projects. I’ll answer any questions thrown … Continue reading →

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How Much Do You Want It To Be?

Posted on June 17, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Our words for the week are from Michael Josephson of Character Counts. The founder of a company needed to choose his successor. He studied resumes and talked to references, but he decided to ask only one question during the final … Continue reading →

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Now That I Have Failed

Posted on June 16, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

We have all failed at something in our lives, perhaps many times. There is such pressure for us to “succeed” that we often “fail” to realize there are some benefits to failing. Some people are so fearful of failing they … Continue reading →

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Dear Father God

Posted on June 15, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

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Five Minute Friday — Goal

Posted on June 14, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

You know the drill. I’ll post, link at Kate’s place (fiveminutefriday.com/) and scan through the incredible work of my fellow writers. And, as I always say, you should try it as well — both writing and contributing or at least … Continue reading →

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