THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR MARCH 24, 2013 OUR DAILY BREAD BY: David C. Engler Many years ago, when a young friend asked if he could borrow our car, my wife and I were hesitant at first. It was our car. We owned it, and we depended on it. But we soon felt convicted to [...]
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Who Owns My Lips – Sunday Thought For The Day
The difference between a compliment and flattery is often motive. A compliment offers genuine appreciation for a quality or action seen in another person. The goal of flattery is usually self-advancement through gaining the favor of someone else. Compliments seek to encourage; flattery attempts to manipulate. THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR MARCH 17, 2013 OUR [...]
Extravagant Gifts – Sunday Thought For The Day
THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR MARCH 10, 2013, OUR DAILY BREAD BY: Bill Crowder ************* When I was pastoring a small church, we faced a huge crisis. Unless we could complete the extensive renovations necessary to bring our building up to the proper safety codes, we would lose our place of worship. A desperate time [...]
Refreshing Candor – Sunday Thought For The Day
FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR MARCH 3, 2013 OUR DAILY BREAD BY: Bill Crowder **************** Of the many things I love about my mom, chief among them may be her candor. Many times I have called to ask her opinion on a matter and she has consistently responded, “Don’t ask my opinion unless you want to [...]
God’s Lighthouse – Sunday Thought For The Day
THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR OUR DAILY BREAD FEBRUARY 24, 2013 BY: Dennis Fisher ******************** The Mission Point Lighthouse was built in 1870 on a peninsula in Northern Michigan to warn ships of sand bars and rocky shores along Lake Michigan. That lighthouse got its name from another kind of lighthouse, a mission church, which [...]
Gifted To Serve – Sunday Thought For The Day
THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2013 OUR DAILY BREAD BY: C.P. Hia **************** It occurred to me one day that my right foot does all the pedal work when I’m driving my automatic transmission car. It alone works the accelerator and the brake. The left foot is idle. What happens if I decide [...]
Savor The Flavor – Sunday Thought
THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR FEBRUARY 3rd, 2013 “OUR DAILY BREAD” BY: David C. McCasland In a fast-paced culture of “eat and run,” few people make time to enjoy a leisurely meal in the company of friends. Someone has even remarked that the only way to enjoy a seven-course meal today is to get it [...]
The Mark Of Leadership – Sunday Thought For The Day
THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN FOR JANUARY 27, 2013 “OUR DAILY BREAD” BY: David C. McCasland ***************** While visiting the campus of Purdue University on a frigid winter day, I came upon two young men chipping away thick ice on the sidewalk next to a fraternity house. Thinking they must be underclassmen who had been assigned [...]
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