Tag Archives: spirituality

Give God your best

Posted on December 30, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

To kick off the “new” approach to blogging, Sundays will feature a Sunday staple — words from His Word. Most of a time, it will be a devotional that caught my attention, although sometimes, I’ll include my words from the … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Posted on September 14, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday! Five Minute Friday is an opportunity to focus on a prompt word for five minutes (more or less), write a pithy (or sometimes not so pithy) post, share it with others at Kate’s place on … Continue reading →

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In the Blink of and Eye — It’s All About Faith 1

Posted on March 30, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Be still, and know that I am God! … Psalm 46:10a I think you may have sensed a current of deep and abiding faith in these pages. While we mourn Mom’s death, we also celebrate her life and the blessed … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Doubt

Posted on September 25, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

Look at this. I’m actually making a Five Minute Friday post on Friday. That hasn’t happened in awhile. Five Minute Friday, of course, is the brainchild of Lisa Jo Baker, who turned the reins over to Kate Motaung a little … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Prayer — 2014

Posted on December 25, 2014 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, I “borrowed” some words my wife wrote, which have become … Continue reading →

Posted in grace, holidays, love, prayer, relationships, spirituality | Tagged charity, christmas, Christmas, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, grace, holidays, hope, humility, inspiration, joy, love, peace, relationships, spirituality, trust | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Fill

Posted on August 8, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday. It’s Friday. It’s time to carve out five minutes for some focused, yet free-flowing writing along with the crew at Five Minute Friday. We’ve changed hosts … but not intent. It still is meant to be a free … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, Five Minute Friday, relationships, spirituality | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, fill, five minute Friday, Prayer, relationships, spirituality, Writing, writing | 12 Comments

The Empty Tomb

Posted on April 17, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t usually re-post, but as we approach this Easter season, I thought it appropriate since there are a lot more followers than a year ago. So, for my new-found friends, this is for you. And for my regular readers, … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Prayer

Posted on December 25, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, I “borrowed” some words my wife wrote, which have become a … Continue reading →

Please Pray for Me

Posted on August 10, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t usually ask for prayers for myself, but today is an exception. And, really, it is not for myself. Our pastor raced to Connecticut to be with his daughter as she delivered her second child … leaving the pulpit … Continue reading →

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Faith and Action

Posted on July 31, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I received a strange message the other night. It read, “Do you take requests for your writings? If so I’d like to hear about faith vs. personal responsibility.” Whoa. My first thought was, why me? I mean, that’s pretty deep … Continue reading →

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