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Do You Volunteer?

I think this verse about sums up how I feel with regard to people, no matter what their background or circumstances: 1st Peter 4:10 – God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to others God’s many kinds of blessings. As a result, […]

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[Podcast] The Power of Perseverance

These are the notes from today’s podcast: Perseverance Quiz – Who are these people based on the hints about them? Listen to the podcast to find out who they are. 1. ? Too short and clumsy to play basketball ? Cut from the varsity basketball team ? Missed more than 9,000 shots and lost almost […]

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[Podcast] The Legacy We Leave

Have you ever thought about what people will say when the day arrives that you leave this earth? My mother passed away exactly one month ago now and it made me consider again this quote by Lin Yutang: “Belief in our mortality, the sense that we are eventually going to crack up and be extinguished […]

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[Podcast] Broken Strings and Second Chances

Notes From the Podcast episode: Excerpt from ‘Come Away My Beloved’ daily devotional:  “Will you be like an instrument with broken strings from which the musician can bring forth no music?” The important thing isn’t that we stay so strong that we never break How do we react when we feel broken? How would a […]

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Stepping Into the Unknown

I have been out of the loop for a number of months now but still active online. I’m still creating Udemy online training courses and have a podcast on iTunes called Purpose For Your Life (although I took a summer sabbatical). I was dealing with some health challenges and didn’t feel a lot of energy […]

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Summer Absence

If you’ve been waiting for my weekly podcast, I’m sorry I haven’t done it for the past two weeks and probably will be another week before I get back to it. I started the podcast in February and am still motivated to continue. But once summer arrived, it seemed my family have needed my time […]

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[Podcast] Blessings From Your Past

Notes from this episode: Have you had a dream for your future that you think is lost because of things that have happened in your life? Story of Moses: born to an Israelite family, raised by Pharaoh’s daughter in the palace as her son. at 40 years old, lost his temper and killed an Egyptian […]

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[Podcast] Who Cares

Notes from this podcast episode: Portion from ‘The Finishing Touch’ by Charles Swindoll, called ‘Who Cares’. Tells the story of a derelict who was found on the streets and later died The surprising name of who that drunken bum really was. I won’t spoil it for you, you’ll have to listen to the podcast The […]

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