Category: purpose

Purpose of prayer

November 2, 2012 | 3 comments

Experience proves that some types of prayer are a whole lot more effective than other types of prayer. For instance, pleading, begging or bargaining with God brings meager results. Jesus said that our Father knows what we need before we

You can make the difference

August 27, 2012 | 10 comments

I have captained several USTA tennis teams over the last seven years, and one lesson I’ve learned about winning is that one person’s performance can make all the difference between a team that wins or loses. On my senior doubles

Train like an athlete

July 26, 2012 | 5 comments

So, are you running the race of life to win? This quote from the apostle Paul arrested my attention: “Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! “All

Quality or quantity?

April 10, 2012 | 3 comments

A reader sent in the below extract from a book he read. The message is relevant to the Internet age we occupy, and thought-stopping for any author who contributes to the mass of messages pouring over the airwaves…(LOL) “When telegraphs and

What concessions are you making?

February 14, 2012 | 8 comments

I was struck by the last 11 words of this passage written by Mary Baker Eddy: “The Passover, which Jesus ate with his disciples in the month Nisan on the night before his crucifixion, was a mournful occasion, a sad