Tag Archives: stories

Preaching, Teaching and Reaching

Posted on May 30, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Nothing is set in stone as yet, but it appears I may be making regular pulpit appearances around northern Maine in the coming months. I had a very good conversation with the district superintendent Wednesday expressing my willingness to serve … Continue reading →

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My Name Is Sam …

Posted on May 28, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

… and I hope you get to know her well. My Name is Sam. … and Heaven Is Still Shining Through — my third book and an expansion of the first novella Heaven Shining Through— is at the final, final, … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged blessings, book, celebration, communication, DPchallenge, excitement, Faith, fiction, Friends, fuding, God, growing up, joy, life, love, memoir, Memories, My Name Is Sam, relationships, stories, Writing | Leave a comment

The Goodness of God

Posted on May 26, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

… the goodness of God … – Psalm 27:13 I would have fainted if I hadn’t seen the goodness of God. When tragedy strikes where do you go? When a negative situation happens to you, do you question God and ask Him “Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged attitude, beauty, blessings, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, good, Inspiration, joy, life, love, Prayer, relationships, stories, tragedy | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged action, challenging, cultivate, Culture, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, fun, grow, hope, Inspiration, noun, promote, raise, rear, relationships, stories, tend, verb, Writing | 9 Comments

Something Told

Posted on May 21, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I started reading Salted with Fire by Nancy LaRonda Johnson. I stopped quickly … not because Johnson didn’t have a lyrical, descriptive style but because it was a combination of poetry and prose. I just can’t get into poetry. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged book review, communication, dark, DPchallenge, emotions, humor, life, love, Nancy LaRonda Johnson, noble, observations, passion, relationships, stories, tell, voice, Writing | 3 Comments

No Compassion

Posted on May 19, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Our reflection today is from our Christadelphian friends. Four times, the first three being in the reading of Isaiah 9, the prophet’s message is, For all this His anger is not turned away and His hand is stretched out still” … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged arrogance, attitude, Christadelphians, compassion, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, Inspiration, Isaiah, justice, life, Light, love, perspective, pride, relationships, righteousness, stories | 4 Comments

Wedding Witness

Posted on May 16, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I was truly blessed last weekend, watching my grandson Ryan and his now wife Maddi share their vows. A new journey began and I was fortunate to watch it unfold. As I’ve gotten older, I appreciate those milestone moments — … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged blessings, celebration, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, grace, grandchildren, growing up, joy, Laughter, life, love, marriage, milestones, Music, observations, relationships, stories, visits, vows, wedding, witness, Writing | 9 Comments

Chugga, Chugga Choo Choo

Posted on May 9, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Yeah, that’s a strange title. But I spent 15 hours that morphed into 16 hours {and 25 if you count transit time and wait time} yesterday-today (Wednesday-Thursday, May 8-9) on a train chugging from Worcester, MA, to Toledo, OH. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, driving, encouragement, family, Friends, grandchildren, humor, Internet, joy, life, love, observations, people, relationships, sleeping, stories, trains, travel | 4 Comments

Just Write

Posted on May 7, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I received a request a couple of weeks ago.It simply said, “I would like to write a book. As someone doing it for the first time, it’s kind of hard without guidance. How do I start?” First of all, I … Continue reading →

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The Dollars are in the Way

Posted on May 6, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s reflection comes from King Duncan, Collected Sermons, sermons.com Henry Ford once asked an associate about his life goals. The man replied his goal was to make a million dollars. A few days later Ford gave the man a … Continue reading →

Posted in words for the week | Tagged communication, dollars, DPchallenge, encouragement, glasses, God, Henry Ford, Inspiration, lesson, life, love, money, obedience, relationships, service, stories | 6 Comments