It will usually happen at least once a year, and if you’re fortunate to have several friends, it most likely will appear in the form of a two-word greeting that you hear several times on a single day: “Happy Birthday!”
Frank W. Boreham, an Aussie who died in 1959, had an interesting view on the significance of birthdays. He said, “Birthdays are mere records of time, not registers of distance. They tell me how long I have been on the road, not how far I have traveled.”
Boreham’s words are a challenge to live a life of dedication and discipline like the one Paul spoke of in I Corinthians 9:23-27:
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize. Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away. Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
How much time has passed since you first met Jesus, and how far have you traveled in your Christian walk? If you’re still at the starting blocks, it’s time to start running. If you’ve stumbled along the way, it’s time to get up and go again.
I encourage you to make the most of your time as you “press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14).”
The presumed benefits of friendship have been the focus of many self-help books and the authors have suggested that healthy friendships are a key metric to measure happiness; boost your physical and mental health; and, they may even extend your life.
If you’re as big a fan of the game of baseball as I am, you probably think of the College World Series when you see the letters CWS. Even Google associates CWS with the College World Series. When I typed CWS into the search box, College World Series of Omaha appeared in the second spot.
In 2005, Stanford University asked Steve Jobs to give the commencement address. During his speech, he made an interesting comment about death:
During a recent conversation, I was asked if I knew a certain person; I replied, “I know the name, but I can’t put a face with it.” Names are used to identify, organization, warn, encourage, and to express hope.
Today is Good Friday, and it’s a day that I focus my thoughts on the death of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world. The essence of Good Friday and the hope of Easter is clearly stated in I Corinthians 15: “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures (3-4).”
You da’ man! You’ve probably heard this exclamation after someone has done something great or unusual. The only reason I even mention You da man, is to help you with the pronunciation of Eudemonic (yoo-di-mon-ik).
Christians can be perceived as being an odd bunch of people. This might be due in part to the language of the New Testament; Jesus encouraged His followers to be light, fruit-bearing, and wise and serpents and harmless as doves. He also reminded them that they were to be in the world, but not of the world.
When I woke up this morning, to the rhythm and words of an old gospel hymn. The four-line chorus reminded me of a precious truth:
Learning a new skill can be difficult, but it might be even harder to break a bad habit. Learning how to tame your tongue can be a new skill that’s designed to manage a bad habit.
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