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Category Archives: Values
Guiding Principles
A number of years ago, while attending a “Seminar for Church Growth”, the presenter suggested that we needed to develop both a church, and a personal statement. The statement should include a Mission Statement, a Vision Statement, and a Values … Continue reading
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Mission Control, the Foundations of Your Life
The question is, “What are your core values or Foundations of Flight Control”? A number of years ago, I think it was 1996, I had the opportunity to hear Mister Gene Kranz, the lead Flight Director of the Apollo Thirteen … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! Grace and Peace, Dr. Abby and Pastor Carol
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Three Blessings for Thanksgiving
I wish to simply share some miscellaneous thoughts that have no particular thread or relationship, except one. So this is just a catch-up post and in the end, you will discover the one commonality. Item Number One: Yesterday, I had … Continue reading
Intimacy, Going Beyond Passion
Carolyn Hax of the Washington Post writes: “Intimacy is when two people are open and honest with each other, even about their less attractive sides; each loves and accepts the whole truth about the other, not just the highlights; and … Continue reading
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All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Several years ago, the following story by Robert Fulghum was given to me by a dear friend. It was framed and hung on the wall of my study for these many years. I wish to share it with you now, … Continue reading
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