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CRAZY MAN IN THE POST OFFICE -- Daily Inspiration

reprinted from December 2013 because I believe there is a powerful message here that needs to be heard....

Crazy people always stand out from the crowd, don't they? This one did, alright. I couldn't help but notice him. The post office might have been jam packed with people holding on for dear life to their remaining patience and arms piled high with holiday season packages, but the crazy one drew my attention more than anyone else. Barefoot. In winter. Simply dressed. No coat. No impatience l...

Will You Sacrifice Your Life? BIBLE TAKEOUT

You may not be headed for martyrdom in your love for the Lord like so many people throughout time who have literally given up their physical lives as they stood for the Lord and preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ right until the very end, but this does not mean you are exempt from sacrificing your life for Him. God calls each and every one of us to be a "living sacrifice". While we are yet alive, we are called to live for Him rather than for ourselves.

background photo courtesy of morguefile....

ALL BY MY LONESOME / Daily Inspiration

"I want what you have," my loved one told me as we sat catching up on our lives. "The joy. The peace. The hope. To be happy," he continued. But he didn't need to say more. I already knew. For this is the woman  I have become - all by my lonesome.

background of photo courtesy of pixabay.com"What did you do for Thanksgiving?" he asked me before we made our way into our usual fast food restaurant where we meet every few months to share our longtime love, our tears and troubles, our victories...

How to Handle UN-Thankful People / Daily Inspiration

Argh. Ugh. Have you ever poured your heart into helping someone, giving to someone, serving someone, blessing someone, doing something loving and kind for someone, doing anything at all for someone only to discover the person doesn't have the remotest intention of even uttering a single under-the-breath "thank you" in response? Did you find yourself a bit disappointed, to say the least, if not discouraged, resentful, bitter, angry, hurt, disappointed, offended, anything whatever in response o...

What Kind of Fountain is YOUR MOUTH? / Bible Takeout

How easy it is to praise the Lord for His goodness, and how easy for us, someone who has let down one of our loved ones, someone who has refused to love us in return, someone who has neglected to show us the honor we feel we deserve, someone who has made our work harder and our lives more difficult. God is worthy of our praise, and the person who has fallen short of our expectations is worthy of our mean and spiteful words, our bad mouthing and gossiping, our negativity, our cold shoulder and...

THE MAN IN VILE RAIMENT - Bible Takeout

Vile raiment. In plain English. Absolutely vile. Awful clothing. Just picture it. Stinking filthy. Nothing matches. Stripes in one direction; plaid in another. Surely you've seen it. On the subway. Begging on the street corner. Huddled up for a bit of warmth in the corner of the public library in winter with the million years old threadbare coat. The ancient bag lady pouring 10 packets of sugar into the McDonald's coffee in the booth that has become her second home to the streets. The sugar w...

Turkey, Stuffing & REPENTANCE? - Daily Inspiration

Americans most commonly equate Thanksgiving with a day of food, fellowship, and family, with an occasional prayer or toast perhaps haphazardly tossed into the mix. But turkey, stuffing, sweet potato pie, football games, and leftovers for dinner often become a much higher priority than the giving of thanks. Some people count a few blessings here and there, topped off with homemade apple pie, whipped cream, and a bunch of Pepto Bismol as needed. Others do give a high priority to thanking God fo...

Your Excuses May Be Killing You

We can make all the excuses in the world for our sins, and we can prove ourselves to humans whereby we get their love, respect, acceptance, and approval, but at the end of the day the one that we stand before is not the world. We will stand before the Lord and have to give account. As the world ever worsens in its wickedness, and its standards become darker by the day, it becomes easier for us to justify our wrongdoing when we use the world's standards as our measuring stick. When Jesus Chris...

Man Left for Half Dead Gets Miracle

It's in the news every day. One person murdered. Another left for dead. Woman raped. Kid abused. Bunch of people robbed. The news gets worse and worse, and the miracle stories seem fewer and far between. Then along comes a news story that doesn't just leave your mouth hanging open at the fact miracles still happen, but it brings such conviction to your heart that you wonder how you can ever be the same.

The man was so horribly robbed and brutally beaten he was left half-dead and would probably...

Miracle Needed for 3-Legged Lucy - Can You Help?

Three-legged lovable Lucy, found living at an abandoned shack in rural Georgia a few years ago with the inability to walk on her fourth leg due to what turned out to be bone cancer, is being returned to me by her adoptive family due to severe issues with thunderstorms and some anxiety issues. She was found yesterday stuck in a room in her family's house after bursting through a door and tracking blood around from her resulting injury.

Lucy, with her brother James who adopted her several years...