Category Archives: A Thousand First Steps

June 15

Today is… a wonderful day to give back the donkey. “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him.”  Exodus 23:4 NIV Doing something nice for someone who doesn’t like … Continue reading

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June 2

Today is… the perfect day to stop at the crossroads. “This is what the Lord says: ‘Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find … Continue reading

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June 1

Today is… a fine day to think about giving and receiving advice. “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel.” Proverbs 12:15 NASB The president of the … Continue reading

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May 26

TODAY IS… the day to accept that which we cannot comprehend. “Look up into the heavens. Who created the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power … Continue reading

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February 25

TODAY IS… the perfect day to keep it simple. “And a voice from heaven said, ‘You are My dearly loved Son, and You bring Me great joy.’”  Mark 1:11 NLT Many of us have been blessed by God with the … Continue reading

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“It’s Been a Long Road to Damascus”

“For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it..” Galatians 1:13 ESV The name of the movie I was watching the … Continue reading

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“Finally Stepping Up To Speak The ‘Unspoken’ Words”

“One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, ‘Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent!’” – Acts 18:1 NLT “Each of us bears his own hell.” – Virgil In April of 2013, an article … Continue reading

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“The Walking Wounded”

Following the “Path to Freedom” is not a musical romp down the yellow-brick road. Those walking the path do so in a wounded state, since we are all wounded in one way or another. The following words were written by … Continue reading

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“Standing Still Moves Us Forward”

“The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.” Psalm 119:130 ESV …..and simple-minded is how we act when we turn to our flesh for the answers that come to us in such devastatingly painful ways … Continue reading

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“Stumbling on the Path”

Recently I stumbled on my “Path to Freedom.” My stumbling did not involve succumbing to the most destructive of the demons of my past; the drugs, the alcohol, the pornography. No, it was none of those things. Nonetheless, I did … Continue reading

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