As people living in a fast-changing world, there are some things that never seem to change. One of those things happens to be something we experience early in life. It’s the need to be loved and accepted; especially by our parents. I had some early success in life while running competitive races. Even as a […]
I hope you enjoy the guest columnist this week. This is an excerpt from my daughter, Anna Marie Dobson’s blog spot. She is a high school senior and plans to attend Columbus State University after she graduates. You can access her blogs at: notabasicgirl.blogspot.com. She begins with a story from the New Testament: […]
Childhood can bring many fond memories and one of mine was going to church on Wednesday nights. My parents were both counselors in a boy’s mission education program called Royal Ambassadors (RAs). We met weekly and participated in special events and completed age appropriate workbooks that led to service pins and patches. But mainly we […]
Think for a moment of a wrong that you’ve committed only once. For most people, the list of one-time-only sins is short because most of our sins get repeated. Whatever the temptation or attitude that leads you into the sin the first time can often come back again and again. It may have happen to […]
Maybe you’ve been trying to get in better shape. Perhaps you’ve been trying to eat the right kinds of foods to promote weight loss and good health. You look for time to work out; you run, you walk, you do all the things you’re supposed to do. In time and if you stay consistent, you […]
I learned quickly while on active duty military training at Fort Dix, New Jersey that our time was going to be lively, strenuous, and emotional. More taxing than the austere conditions we were living under, was the news of events taking place back home. In the first twenty-four hours, two Soldiers from separate units received […]
In the mountains of North Carolina a certain sign, when seen for the first time, intrigues the highway traveler: “Truck Run-Away Ramp—One mile” or “Truck Escape Ramp—Two miles”. The sign is repeated as the distance diminishes. What a welcome sight this sign is for the weary, fatigue-ridden commercial truck driver who finds his or her […]
A prosperous man was showing a guest through his lavish new home in an upscale neighborhood. Everything screamed with wealth. Even the door knobs were made of ivory and laced with gold. The library especially intrigued the guests. He gazed at the finely bound volumes that filled the shelves from the floor to the ceiling. […]
Six years before I ran my first of twenty-eight marathons my father completed his first and only marathon. He had always been the one man I could always trust and always depend on to give me good, sound advice. My father wasn’t perfect and he never claimed to be, but he has been for me […]
One of our innate desires is to be liked and esteemed by others for some good reason. A principle that will put you in a position to have this is to give strength to people and they will give affection back to you. Whoever you build up and give yourself too unselfishly and genuinely will […]
