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Walking a Tightrope
Daredevils take risks that can be fatal, but playing safe all the time is a boring way to live.
Legal Immigrant
Many jokes have been written about what is required to pass the pearly gates and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Underdog
In sports, I often cheer for the underdog, wanting the little guys to defeat the giants. I want the weak to overcome the strong.
Prayer for Salvation
Five dollars and reciting the “sinner’s prayer” will buy a cup of coffee. It won’t buy salvation, so I’m bothered when preachers say, “If you said those simple words,…
Connect the Dots
As a child, I was given blank pages with a scattering of numbered dots. I drew a line from one dot to the next until I could see the mystery picture.
The Lost Key
When searching, do I know what I’m looking for? If so, where do I look? Will I recognize it when I see it?
The Fine Print
I’ve learned the hard way. Before I sign a contract, I must be sure I know what I’m agreeing to. Even a comma can change the meaning, so I must read carefully.
Uncle Charlie
When Susie was a toddler, she didn’t understand relationships and kept calling her grandfather, “Unkly Chili.” Ever since, no matter what the relationship was, people always called him Uncle Charlie.
Security
When I heard someone say, “Everybody wants security,” I had to ask why that was not a concern for me. I love adventure and don’t mind taking risks.
Looking Ahead
We fall down the stairs by focusing on the goal and miscalculating the next step. So which is more important, the goal or the next step? Careful, don’t fall.
The Write Story
Without beginning, you can ’t reach the end. Garrison Keillor once said we don’t know how to tell a story until after we’ve told it a dozen times.
The Prayer of Jabez
Prior to the year 2000, few people had ever heard of Jabez. But after The Prayer of Jabez book became a bestseller, almost all Christians had heard of him.