by marshal | Feb 19, 2015 | Integrity, Lessons Learned
In today’s world where cynicism, sarcasm and edginess are in vogue, being described as wholesome sounds rather boring or naïve. And I would not ever want to be thought of as boring or naïve. Yet the Bible tells me, Do not let any unwholesome talk...
by marshal | Sep 9, 2010 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
Early in my life I learned a valuable lesson – to distinguish between a suggestion and a command. Initially I did not understand. I learned quickly when my parents disciplined me for interpreting a command as a suggestion! A command was non-negotiable and my...
by marshal | Mar 19, 2009 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
Imagine a game of tennis without the lines. Just throw the rule book out the window. The way I play tennis, the temptation to do just that is strong! However, without the lines, the game of tennis loses its meaning and subsequently its joy. No rulebook, no lines, and...
by marshal | Feb 26, 2009 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
I enjoy the great fictional story telling of my good friend. He is proficient in this wonderful but fading art form. Conveying the details of fictional events in words and images often involves improvisation, embellishment, and hyperbole around a dinner table. I truly...
by marshal | Nov 26, 2008 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
Early in my life I learned a valuable lesson – to distinguish between a suggestion and a command. Initially I did not understand. I learned quickly when my parents disciplined me for interpreting a command as a suggestion! A command was non-negotiable and my...
by marshal | Nov 13, 2008 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Priorities, Stewardship, Truth
My job on Monday night is to take out the trash which, of course, includes separating it into piles of paper, glass and plastic. When I took out the trash as a young boy trash was trash – everything was useless. We have now learned that recycled trash has value....
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