Tag Archives: observations

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 →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, humor, imagination, Jesus, life, love, mundane, observations, philosophical, questions, relationships, serious, silly, theological, Writing | 15 Comments

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 →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged communication, DPchallenge, Faith, family, Friends, God, life, love, observations, Prayer, process, relationships, self promotion | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in words for the week | Tagged attitude, character, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, hiring, honesty, life, love, manipulation, Michael Josephson, observations, relationships, stories | 2 Comments

Dear Father God

Posted on June 15, 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 →

Posted in Prayer-Care-Share | Tagged attitude, care, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, Jesus, life, love, observations, Prayer, relationships, share | 3 Comments

My Name Is Sam … Cover Reveal

Posted on June 11, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Today’s the day! Ready to take a peek at this summer’s reading sensation {hopefully}? Announcing my new release and a cover reveal of My Name Is Sam … and Heaven Is Still Shining Through as it is now available for … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, blessings, book cover, celebration, christian, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, Friends, God, grandchildren, growing up, Heaven Shining Through, humor, imagination, launch, life, love, messy, My Name Is Sam, observations, relationships, Samantha, stories, values, visits, Writing | 7 Comments

The Spirit of Truth

Posted on June 9, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Anniversaries commemorate events of the past. Some anniversaries, like the 75th anniversary of D-Day, are solemn occasions. Other anniversaries, like the ones we observe today, are celebrations. We’re celebrating them on Pentecost Sunday, which is one of the three most … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged Acts, anniversary, blessings, celebration, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, life, love, moving forward, observations, passion, pentecost, relationships, sermon, stress, truth, zag, zig | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Well

Posted on June 7, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Here we are at the end of a busy week and the beginning of a beautiful weekend. But there is still some time to participate in Five Minute Friday. Why? Because it’s important to me … but you know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged checking in, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, fellowship, five minute Friday, Friends, friendship, life, love, observations, Prayer, relationships, well, Writing | 9 Comments

Dreaming

Posted on June 6, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

As I was juggling accounts the other day, I glanced at the television, on only as background. There was an ad for a Mercedes E-Class sedan, highlighting its distinctive styling, class-leading safety and trailblazing technology. And it only starts at … Continue reading →

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Liberated

Posted on June 2, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Today the scriptures teach us that the Gospel of Jesus Christ, above all other things, is liberation. We see this dynamic all over our story from Acts (Acts 16:16-34). We read Paul and Silas, as they minister in Philippi, attract … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Father

Posted on June 1, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Posted in Prayer-Care-Share | Tagged attitude, blessings, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, healing, illness, Jesus, life, love, observations, Prayer, relationships, tragedy | 4 Comments