A FREE Philip Yancey book. Today ONLY! I don’t endorse many books, nor do I usually post a blog on Wednesday. But my friend, Philip Yancey, has just written a powerful book based on his 2012 visits to three places of great suffering: In each place he was asked to speak and bring words of comfort and hope. You can …
Do You Exercise this Source of Amazing Strength!
When is the last time you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe? The kind of laughter that made you scramble for a tissue and made your ribs hurt the next day. The average four-year-old laughs 300 times a day, a 40-year-old, only four. If you doubt those figures, watch this clip of my four-year-old grandson, Tyler. Time it! Then do …
You will fall… It will hurt!
We just returned from a marvelous vacation with six beautiful grandchildren. On the way to the lake, my youngest granddaughter was filled with excitement and with some fear and trepidation looking forward to the opportunity she would have to learn to water ski. When the day arrived, she drew me close and whispered, “Will I fall?”
Write it before you bite it!
One of the principles that has allowed me to enjoy the benefits of losing 47 lbs came from my wife’s “Weight Watchers” group. They ask their participants to write down every thing they eat BEFORE they put it in their mouth. “Write it before you bite it” is the motto. It is amazing how much we eat without even thinking. …