Tag Archives: Growth

One Day at a Time

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Americans consume a lot of food. That’s true for each us even if we’ve never given a second thought to going up against Joey Chestnut in his next competitive eating tournament. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the average American will put away 1,996 pounds of food this year…. Read more »

Prints in the Sand

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Most people have encountered, at one time or another, an inspirational piece called Footprints in the Sand.  It describes a man who dreams that he is confronting God because he sees two sets of footprints when he looks back over his life – his prints and God’s prints – and is… Read more »

The Spirit Helps Us Grow

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here During the month of November, we’re taking a look at 21 essential activities of the Holy Spirit, who represents God’s presence in and through every follower of Jesus. What’s wrong with this picture?  A robin has returned to its nest, only to find an unexpected addition to its clutch of eggs.  Robin eggs are… Read more »

Growth That Lasts

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here There’s no such thing as instant landscaping.  But the Bradford pear sure seemed like an exception.     This fast-growing tree with lush green leaves – native to Vietnam and China – was introduced to the United States in the 1960s.  Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of then-President LBJ, was widely acclaimed as an environmental… Read more »