EDUCATION – – – SMALLER IS BETTER

January 28, 2023 By Leave a Comment

About 25 years ago I was meeting with the school superintendent in the rural community of Riesel, Texas, to talk about their playground.

We had a well-rounded conversation about education—one of my top passions.

He quoted a professor from an east Texas university, shedding light on education focus:

“Give me your existing education budget, and let me build two-room schoolhouses all over the district, and education will improve.”

Amazing, there are variations of that concept gaining credence and momentum across the country–home school, co-ops, Christian schools, education pods, school choice.

Filed Under: Education, Faith Based, Financial, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

MAKE THE GOVERNMENT HAPPY ?

January 28, 2023 By Leave a Comment

You take your taxes to the post office, on time, for the post mark, and you say,

“Just to make/keep the government happy.”

– – –

Is that statement . . .

+True?

or

+An Oxymoron?

Filed Under: Fun, Political---Cultural, Time

ASK A BUSY PERSON

January 28, 2023 By Leave a Comment

“If you want to get something done right, ask a busy person.”

That is good and fine, because anyone who does things right for other people, will be in demand with a full schedule.

The problem is when you find yourself doing things right for others, and therefore busy—too busy.

How do you apply the principle to the things you need to get done, for yourself?

People who require your services because they know you will do things right, are not likely to sacrifice their need so you can get your projects done first.

You’re on your own, and no matter how many times you hear “prioritize” and “learn to just say ‘no’,” it does not help.

I don’t like to write articles without offering answers that “make a difference in your life,” but I can’t claim I’ve got it together on this one.

Filed Under: Time

ORGANIZED ANARCHY

January 28, 2023 By Leave a Comment

How in the world does all the reported chaos develop so rapidly everywhere around us?

Can it all be organic, springing up on its own, spontaneously, without something, or someone behind it?

Who is coordinating the headlong plunge into disaster, intentionally, on purpose, with a hell-bent goal of destruction?

And how in the world does this unseen leader get so many people to support evil campaigns, to march for murder, to vote for godless politicians passionate for evil policies?

The devil is the one.

Anyone who denies this national/international community organizer—this anarchy organizer—anyone who is a spiritual denier, is in fact the perfect recruit for satan’s evil agenda “to kill, steal, and destroy.”

While it looks like the devil is winning, does that mean God and good are losing?

God does not lose—never has—never will.

His timing is not ours.

“God’s mills grind slowly,

But they grind exceeding small.

While with patience He may linger,

Yet in justice He grinds all.”

Filed Under: Faith Based, Political---Cultural, Time

PRAY – VICTORY – PRAY – – – UNTIL . . .

January 28, 2023 By Leave a Comment

We face stuff.

We pray.

We have victory.

We praise.

We face more stuff.

We pray more.

– – –

You know, we don’t ‘arrive’ as long as we’re alive, here.

And we won’t know ‘alive’ until we’re there.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational, Time

“THE WIND DIED DOWN”

January 28, 2023 By Leave a Comment

“The wind died down, and immediately there was a great calm.”

How long does it take for storms on water to die down?

Not immediately.

With the storms in our life—we cry out to Jesus to calm them.

He tells us, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble . . .”

+Sometimes He calms them quickly.

+Sometimes He calms them slowly.

He tells us, “. . . I will deliver you, . . .”

When He delivers us, we thank Him profusely.

He tells us, “. . . and you will glorify Me.”

“Call upon Me in the day of trouble,

I will deliver you,

And you will glorify Me.”

+Sometimes He calms us, instead.

“Sometimes He calms the storm,

Sometimes He calms His child.”

Some times He changes our circumstances.

All times His purpose is to change us.

To change us, He must first get our attention.

To get our attention, He can use anything—good, bad, ugly.

Then, when He has our attention, He asks, “Now, how long will I have your attention?”

You see, the only way God can change us—He must get our undivided attention, and keep our attention long enough to develop a relationship with us.

A changed life with Jesus is not just an event—it is an ongoing, daily lifestyle.

Practice walking with Jesus—then, when trouble comes, you won’t have to run to catch up.

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational, Time