I recently visited with a gentleman in hospice who, until the moment I walked into the room, I had never met before. This is not uncommon, as we are often called to visit family members who may not have any pastoral support available. I had been informed that he was near death and that he wanted to speak with a chaplain...
Read MoreOur words are powerful. They can lift someone out of the darkest pit, and they can also cause unimaginable hurt and pain. Have you ever said something, unintentionally or intentionally, that ended up hurting someone else? Have you ever been on the other end, where you were the one who ended up being hurt by the words of another?
Read MoreOne day while visiting one of our Simmons plants, I noticed some pictures on the wall in the waiting area with special captions written on them. Each one of these captions had a special message to be applied to life...
Read MoreI read of a police officer in the state of Utah who, once while on patrol, noticed that his own driver’s license had expired. Embarrassed at having caught himself, he pulled out his ticket book and wrote himself a ticket. He presented it to the judge and the judge fined him. Before leaving the court room the judge asked him why he wrote himself a ticket...
Read MoreHow many times have you seen a quarrel get started that could have been short lived if others had not been adding to it. Human nature has one or both parties of the quarrel enlisting others to participate, and some people just volunteer to be party to the quarrel.
Read MoreThere are circumstances that will often come along that can steal our joy if we let them. When we allow the negative things to crush our spirit, it takes away our positive attitude. When our day doesn’t go as planned because of circumstances that happen we had not counted on, we can become disappointed or even frustrated.
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