Why paint over bad paint?

Painting over bad paint never works does it?  And yet that is what we constantly try to do with our lives as Bob Kellerman points out in his article  on the foolish futility of self-sufficiency.

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Don’t forget the unsung heroes in the Bible

Trevin looks at Colossians 4 and gives ten life principles from ten of the least known saints–men and women like Tychicus,  Aristarchus, and Justus!  Simple yet profound!

 

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Time management 101

Great thoughts by Doug Wilson.

Here are the seven points:

1. The point is fruitfulness, not efficiency. [Comment: This point is especially excellent. Very often, the question for optimal efficiency backfires and is actually less efficient. It's this way in management as well: seek effectiveness, and efficiency often follows. Seek efficiency, and you'll probably lose both.]
2. Build a fence around your life, and keep that fence tended.
3. Perfectionism paralyzes.
4. Fill in the corners.
5. Plod.
6. Take in more than you give out.
7. Use and reuse.

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Thanks to Matt for pointing me to this

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What kind of thirst for God do you have?

Tim Challies reminds us of three kinds of thirst we can have for God. He uses some of Don Whitney’s excellent material on this theme in helping us to diagnose our spiritual health. Is your soul empty, dry, or satisfied?  Even a satisfied soul thirsts for God.

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