Tag: Hope
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Notes Along the Journey 07: Time, Not Distance
I’ll be honest. I was a bit torn tonight when it came time to provide a title for this particular blog. On the one hand, this specific thought came about because of my current research emphasis on development aid and poverty alleviation. So, to that end, I thought it should be a part of my…
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Simple, But Useful
I’ll begin by providing the starting point for my own thoughts tonight. I say that because I’m not feeling particularly “clever” or creative at the moment. No catchy opening. No interesting analogy to use as a base for a profound lesson. Just a straightforward thought, but also a crucially personal one that grabbed me by…
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Tragedy Is Not The End
[NOTE: I first posted/published this way back in 2009 when I was blogging anonymously on a self-created page entitled “Just a Thought Devotionals.” The original blog appeared this morning on my Facebook “Memories” feed. Because it was always one of my personal favorites, I wanted to bring it over here to this site. Hope it…
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Upgrade Your Value Meal? Or Change Someone’s World? It’s Our Choice…
[NOTE: This was originally published back in 2014 when I was blogging anonymously on a self-created page entitled “Just a Thought Devotionals.” Just revisted this specific blog today and wanted to bring it over to this page. The only substantive changes are in the timeline referenced. Instead of “5 years” you can now insert “20…
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Notes Along the Journey 05: To Serve and To Care
The inspiration for this particular blog comes from a marvelous work by Paul Kalanithi entitled “When Breath Becomes Air.” It is a very open and transparent book written by neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013 at the age of 36. He would die two years later while working…
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Random Thoughts: Mark 1
Note: This is another case in which the blog isn’t really intentional per se. Over the years of my spiritual journey, I have tried to include daily Bible reading as part of my regimen. Now, I’ll be honest… sometimes I do well in terms of Bible reading (if we think of it solely as a…
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Burn. Or Warm. Change Is a Choice…
Just my two cents (mainly posting this as a written reminder for myself)… As I scroll through my Facebook feed currently, I see so many hurting people during this season. Many of them are fighting a desperate struggle against loss, loneliness, and isolation. Just think what it could mean if we all worked to turn…
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Passion, Purpose, and the Promise of Change
Personal note (and maybe a word of encouragement for those struggling to find and understand their purpose right now)… It has always amazed me over the years the renewed sense of “energy” and “life” that one discovers when one’s daily efforts begin to align with their passion. In the moment of that union, vision is…
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