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WINSDAY WISDOM Session 41 Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers wrote in our country’s Declaration of Independence about our God-given rights “to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” That made me think about God’s promise of happiness to Adam and Eve and their pursuit of that happiness. The promise and pursuit are very similarContinue reading “THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 40 (I borrowed this Winsday intro idea from my pastor, Tim Gibson.) We have a young Boxer dog named Jada. She has worked her way into my heart only because she falls into the Love first and Love most challenge group. This hyper canine has maxed out my tolerance scale. She hasContinue reading “ANXIETY”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 39 I recall an incident from my pre-parental days. I was sitting in my car eating lunch and catching up on some study in the McDonalds’ parking lot. My reading was interrupted by loud arguments from a family exiting the fast-food restaurant. The mother and father were screaming at their crying littleContinue reading “PARENTING”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 38 That’s right! Mary, Martha, and Silas! Two sisters and a beloved brother, just like the siblings in the Bible. They were older and lived in the same house. None had married. They were godly and loving. I met them when I went into the youth ministry at Sand Springs. They attendedContinue reading “MARY, MARTHA, and…SILAS”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 37 Politics! Now, that is a dirty word for some. For others, it is a religion. My early exposure to politics was two-fold. As a baby, people in our church would call me “Ike” after President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower…we both had no hair. Secondly, my mother and her five siblings wouldContinue reading “POLITICS”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 36 A parking ticket can be frustrating. This specific parking ticket was from the red-light district of downtown Nashville. It created a firestorm of questions, accusations, suspicion, intrigue, and a blockbuster revelation. My uncle and his family lived in Gallatin, Tennessee, just 30 miles from Nashville. For several summers, they were likeContinue reading “THE PARKING TICKET”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 35 “Jehovah-Jireh”—the LORD will provide. This was not the first time that phrase was used on a mountaintop. But this one was an unforgettable reminder of that first Biblical utterance. Was it a Mountaintop Miracle? Or was it just a lesson about how God provides for us every hour of every dayContinue reading “Mountain Miracle: The Green Canteen”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 34 Christmas time was always special at our house. The anticipation of Christmas morning was the highlight. Our parents splurged to make our dreams come true. Later years revealed the sacrifices they made to create lifetime memories for their three sons. Their created tradition continues in all our families. The most notableContinue reading “SURPRISE! Oh No, Little Bro!”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 33 It was so unexpected. I did not see it coming. I was not prepared for it. My reaction was one of shock, not pleasure. Uncle Fester kissed me. Right on the lips! Well, it was not really Uncle Fester from the Addams Family TV show. It was his doppelganger. His twinContinue reading “A KISS THAT ROCKED MY WORLD”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 32 Sometimes things happen in our lives that could be very humorous if they did not cause so much pain. It will be a long time before this incident is funny. If only you had been there. You would have seen the humor. You would have felt the pain. It felt asContinue reading “I GOT RUN OVER”