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Life's Parables: Eternal value is what counts ................ Parables 309
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Articles from a weekly newspaper column in the Fort Record, published for seventeen years. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Eternal value is what counts . Parables 309. March 17, 1992. The rather short life of most of our accomplishments is not fate’s idea of a cruel joke. Rather, the Bible suggests it’s God’s reminder that what we do for our own glory has no eternal value. The limelight may feel good and so does the achievement of goals, but the glory is short-lived. Jesus is teaching that human praise and gl...
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Life's Parables: Who is Jesus? ................ Parables 313
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Articles from a weekly newspaper column in the Fort Record, published for seventeen years. Friday, August 14, 2015. April 14, 1992. Graffiti, found on a university wall says:. Jesus said unto them: “Who do you say that I am? And they replied, “You are the eschatological manifestation of the ground of our being, the kerygma in which we find the ultimate meaning of our interpersonal relationships.”. And Jesus said: “What? Others say Jesus was a kook, some sort of religious nut. However, if that is true...
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Life's Parables: Creating Unity ................ Parables 311
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Articles from a weekly newspaper column in the Fort Record, published for seventeen years. Monday, August 10, 2015. Creating Unity . Parables 311. March 31, 1992. A Moose Jaw journalist recently noted that two-dollar wheat prices have bridged the generation gap between old and young farmers. Now they are all in the same boat and have something to talk about. The Bible has a lot to say about that kind of unity: it is commanded; Jesus prayed that we would have it and He even provided it — but it cert...
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Life's Parables: Good news for those willing to take the blame ................ Parables 310
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Articles from a weekly newspaper column in the Fort Record, published for seventeen years. Friday, August 7, 2015. Good news for those willing to take the blame . Parables 310. March 24, 1992. Months ago a humorous article from the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel caught my eye. In it, Ray Recchi makes long comments about the state of the nation and the main reason for it. He concludes that “a lot of Americans are just plain stupid . . . .”. 8221; They were not prepared to accept the label either. Again, we ...
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Life's Parables: Putting a good name before wealth ................ Parables 308
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Articles from a weekly newspaper column in the Fort Record, published for seventeen years. Monday, August 3, 2015. Putting a good name before wealth . Parables 308. March 10, 1992. His investment paid off. When incoming companies tried to register their famous trademarks, they discovered the names already owned by this man. Of course he was quite happy to sell his rights to them. In the course of a few short years, this Irishman made seven million dollars — all perfectly legal. Solomon also adds that a g...
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Life's Parables: Think or do? Or think and do? ................ Parables 112
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Articles from a weekly newspaper column in the Fort Record, published for seventeen years. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Or think and do? April 7, 1992. Two women were discussing the textbooks for a particular college course. One said one of the books was “too philosophical.” The other woman agreed with her, then added the other book was “far more practical.”. Of course the philosophical or thinking part is important in any field of endeavor. No matter the discipline: art, music, engineering, teaching,...
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Life's Parables: Keys to Satisfaction ................ Parables 314
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Articles from a weekly newspaper column in the Fort Record, published for seventeen years. Monday, August 17, 2015. Keys to Satisfaction . Parables 314. April 21, 1992. Anyone old enough to remember the good old days may recall the prices we once paid at the grocery store. For instance, prime rib roast: 79 cents/lb., peanut butter: 99 cents/48-ounce jar, and coffee: 69 cents/lb. Instead of crying out for a return to the good old days, instead of pressuring our government to force economic progress, inste...
