Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one.1 CorinTHIANS 9:25 Note: I originally wrote this piece a year ago on this date (September 5, 2025). Although it’s not my normal practice, after re-reading, I thought it might be worth updating and sharing once more.ContinueContinue reading “RE-RUN WITH PERSEVERANCE”
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TO LEAVE A LEGACY
Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree’s shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould’ring heap,Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.[thomas gray, “elegy written in a country churchyard 1751] What do I want people to say about me when I’m no longer on this earth? What else besidesContinueContinue reading “TO LEAVE A LEGACY”
WEIGHING WORDS, MEASURING THOUGHTS
[Jesus said:] “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” [Matthew 15:11 NRSVUE] Over the years I have bought and collected more than a dozen journals, a few of which are pictured above. I have never completely filled aContinueContinue reading “WEIGHING WORDS, MEASURING THOUGHTS”
