A man of God had a particular mission to perform. The Lord told him just what he must do, and just what he must refrain from doing. He could not go wrong if he followed instructions. The tragedy is that he strictly carried out the most difficult part, and failed in the easiest part of…
Tag: Friends
On The League
I received a letter in the mail the other day congratulating me for being invited to become a member of the League. I thought, “what is the League?” The Latin word for ‘league’ means imperial, powerful, lordly and magisterial. The unknown member of the League who sent me the letter stated that he took an…
On One Moment In Time
The song, “One Moment in time” was sung by Whitney Houston, as written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis: “Give me one moment in time,When I’m more than I thought I could be, When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, And the answers are all up to me,Give me one moment in time,When…
On Drugs
I reluctantly watch the news most evenings knowing there are bound to be some reports of a drug bust somewhere and/or a medical report of some young/older person dying of an overdose. For an old man that has never had a drug problem other than smoking when I was in my teens. That was bad…
On Reputation
I served as a high school counselor for the first seven years of my professional career in education. One of my chores, or more delicately speaking, one of my assignments was to keep the smokers out of the parking lot. I would listen to their sad stories about why I shouldn’t call their parents. After…
On Love By Service
It is interesting to me how one who is shown love returns that love to the one who loved. There is a story that I have always enjoyed and I have wanted to share it because it has such a great moral to it. It is a ‘Once Upon A Time’ story that starts out…
On The Divine
I remember as a young teenager saying the famous quote, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” However true or untrue that statement may be, we do not hesitate in saying it. I remember reading a story about the gods of a far eastern religion, They were trying to decide what to do with…
On Taking The Best
Most people, most of the time, follow the rules and behave civilly, primarily because of religion or at least the precepts taught by the various religions that have pervaded most all societies historically. Religion and moral teachings are critical to the working of any society. Even if that religion is non-Christian. Most citizens follow rules…
On The Position Of The Head
The position of one’s head is a sign, an indicator as how a person might be feeling, or how they are doing. When a person is out on the golf course and it his turn to tee off, to get a good swing at the ball the person had best keep his head down and…
On Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a day designed to express our love to those we care about. When that love we express is not returned it can be a devastating time for some. In the story below, little Chad taught his mother a great lesson: “Not One” by Dale Galloway Little Chad was a shy, quiet young man….