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We All Throw Rocks

March 22, 2023 By Harold Long 4 Comments

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7 They continued to question him, so he stood up and replied, “Whoever hasn’t sinned should throw the first stone.” (John 8:7) ~ Jesus  Please take a moment to study the picture and the Meme above. Now meditate, and reflect on the image and the message it conveys. After you have finished, with thoroughness and honesty… Read More »

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Monday Night Football Lessons and Blessings

January 3, 2023 By Harold Long 2 Comments

January 3, 2023 Monday Night Football Lessons and Blessings “Immediately, my player hat went on, like, how do you resume playing after seeing a traumatic event in front of you?” ~ Troy Vincent, NFL Executive. On January 2, 2023, during one of the biggest NFL football games of the year, we witnessed the tragic scene… Read More »

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Learning To Love What God Loves

July 24, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“The love of God does not consist in tears or in this delight ad tenderness, which for the greater part we desire and find consolation in, but it consists in serving with justice and fortitude of soil and in humility. Without such service, it seems to me we would be receiving everything and giving nothing.”… Read More »

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Support and Accountability Need Each Other

June 23, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“Support without accountability promotes moral weakness; accountability without support is a form of cruelty.” ~ John Wesley We all need support and accountability to grow spiritually and to be our very best. If parents provide a home for their children to live in, but there are no rules or expectations for the house, it will… Read More »

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Two Are Better Than One

June 14, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a further step and hold that two morons are better than one genius?” ~ Leo Szilard God created humankind for God’s glory and purpose. God created us to be in the… Read More »

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We Can’t Love and Serve What We Don’t See

June 10, 2021 By Harold Long 1 Comment

“I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives—a disastrous by-product of the development of the scientific and technical mentality. We are guilty. Humankind grows cold faster than the planet they inhabit.” ~ Albert Einstein Wouldn’t you agree? That most people, if… Read More »

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Why Settle For Less

June 2, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“There is no passion for being found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~ Nelson Mandela Why settle for less when the best this life has to offer is waiting for an invitation from you. We all come from different walks of life, and fate determines… Read More »

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Change, an Idea, or Reality?

May 18, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“Most people are more in love with the idea of changing the world than actually changing the world.” ~ Eugene Cho When it comes to change, how do you measure up? Are you an idealist or a change-maker? Does change scare you, or do you embrace change? Most of us want to know the outcome… Read More »

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Relax and Have Fun

May 9, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“I went through a couple of years where, in the first inning of every postseason baseball game, I had the runner go get the biggest beer the stadium sold,” Buck explained. “And I had the beer sitting there, and I would sip it from time to time to remind myself to relax and have fun.… Read More »

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Yes To Love

May 1, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.” ~ Pythagoras When it comes to the subject of love, we get to choose yes or no. We get to decide if we will receive it, and we get to determine if we will give it. We all have… Read More »

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