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Persistence and God’s Timing

Thanks to The Writing Life newsletter I read about the persistence of Terry Fator, a ventriloquist who entered the America’s Got Talent contest. Despite negative comments and knock backs he persisted. He has since signed ‘a $100 million, five-year deal to headline at Vegas’ Mirage hotel.’ All because he persisted. It’s much the same in the Christian life. We need to persist. Sometimes as friends, wives, parents, neighbors, we can talk and talk about faith and about God but nothing happens. Our loved ones still remain firmly apathetic or antagonistic to the gospel message. A man in our church found … Continue reading →

Babies Are Built to Say “Mama” and “Dada” First!

Do you remember your baby’s first words? If your home language is American English, then chances are pretty good that those first words uttered by your baby were “mama and dada.” In fact, it is so common and expected, that many of us discount those words as the first. I consider my eldest child’s first word to be “gentle,” although he did say both mama and dada months before. (The word my youngest firs said was “uh-oh,” which tells you a lot about their personalities.) A recent study suggests that it is no coincidence that the “baby” words for mother … Continue reading →