A quick quide to getting the most wisdom from my blog.

First of all, Happy New Year to all my viewers.

My first blog post was over 6 years ago! How time flies.
See post below.

My first Blog Post: Dec. 2009

1. My blog is Searchable...see small box on right hand side of blog.
You could experiment with different "words" to find what you might be looking for. 

2. After a little experimenting today...I discovered that most of you find my blog because of a post I put on Twitter! And you find it in a few minutes of my Tweet!


If you did NOT find this post on Twitter...click  HERE  and you can see all my Tweets, even if you are NOT on Twitter!


To a lesser extent others find my blog because we are "connected" on LinkedIn.
You can  Connect  with me on LinkedIN   HERE

3. On the right hand side of the blog are the most "Popular" posts viewed in the last 30 days.

4. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the blog...you will see the most popular viewed posts in the last week.

5. You can also leave comments at the bottom of each post. Would love to answer any questions, etc. 

As you all know...one can find anything we want on  the internet...lots of knowledge out there.

6. I hope to impart some "wisdom" that you could use in your life! Whatever reason would you be searching or looking at my blog?

 

I also have another BLOG 

Blessings on your life and year!


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Richard

A few of my favorite non profits!

• Perspectives On The World Christian Movement
• The Traveling Team
• Go Send Movement 
•   Frontier Ventures

• Global Recordings
• The Joshuaproject

• The Salvation Army
• Samaritan's Purse
• World Medical Missions
• Chapin Living Waters
• Double Harvest
• Billy Graham Rapid Response Team
• ECHO
• Foundation For His Ministry
• JL, Patt & Friends
• Life Wind
• Neighborhood Transformation
• Partners Worldwide

Merry Christmas and a safe & prosperous New Year! 2018

A picture is worth a thousand words!

A sign in Cedarburg, Wisconsin...at the previous site of our library.

                            Jesus, a baby born to die for me!

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Most of our life story hasn't been written yet, but the ending is up to you!

In Jesus Christ God gives us our identity, our purpose and our meaning in this life and in the life to come.1 Peter1:1-12

Give thanks!

Finding peace with God

Is Jesus the only way to the Father...Heaven?

Please come back and view this video if you are still undecided! 

Just Stop and Think: At this time of year we are so busy...we need to get away and think about life!

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"Perspectives on the World Christian Movement"

"God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshippers for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. He has an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the supremacy of His name among the nations. Therefore, let us bring our affections into line with His, and for the sake of His name, let us renounce the quest for worldly comforts and join His global purpose." -John Piper 

John Piper's quote sums up what a Worldwide course called "Perspectives" is all about. 
I have taken this 15 week course now for 5 times in the past 7 years. I highly recommend it!
Why did I repeat it 5 times? It is so interesting and captivating...and there are new speakers or presenters from all over the world. 

Milwaukee Area Perspectives Course
Spring 2016

You have an epic role to play. You're about to experience God's heart for all peoples and encounter the momentum of the World Christian Movement. Perspectives will open the eyes of your heart with fresh knowledge and understanding of God's unchanging purposes and why they're relevant to your life. 

Whether you are single, married, student, homemaker, professional or retired, and whatever your current engagement in the church or its ministries, you will be drawn into exploring God's heart to restore His Glory among All Nations, ransoming His people from every tribe, language and culture!  (Rev 5:9)

Perspectives allows you to hear from 15 different instructors over the course of 15 weeks. All of them excellent and all of them passionate about this course. Some rank among the most highly-regarded missions leaders and mentors in the world and many will travel great distances to join us. They will challenge and inspire you with their wisdom and experience, opening your eyes to a new vision of God's mercy, greatness and love.

No matter who you are or what you do, Perspectives will help you learn how to live for God's Kingdom.

 More information on "Perspectives" and to Register for the Milwaukee class on
Info on the Milwaukee "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

I'm sure there will be some scholarships available for people who have a real need and feel called to the mission field. 

There are four emphasis to the course: Biblical, Historical, Cultural and Strategic...so whatever your interest is, you will be inspired. 

Also, alumni can retake the course FREE as many times as they wish! 
There  is always more to learn and put into practice.
It's great to meet and connect with like minded people from all over the world!

Blessings on your new journey!

Richard

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In the great orchestra we call life...

"There are things only  you can do,
          and you are alive to do them.

In the great Orchestra we call life,
          you have an instrument and a song,

and you owe it to God to play them both sublimely."

Max Lucado: Quote is from his book, The Applause Of Heaven.

Play on

"For we are God's workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:10 NIV

PLAY ON!

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Most of our life story hasn't been written yet, but the ending is up to you!

In Jesus Christ God gives us our identity, our purpose and our meaning in this life and in the life to come.1 Peter1:1-12

 When facing a new project, a few questions you might want to ask yourself:

Is this part of the larger purpose to which I am committed?

Will it really matter if it isn't done?

If it must be done, must I be the one to do it?

(This post came as a result of a "project" I am committed to: To clean up my home office (several locations) over the past 50 years!  All those scraps of paper with notes on them...will be posting some of them over the next few days, weeks and months). Notes didn't always have dates on them.

 Short note of "Priorities"

How am I going to spend my time?

Time, energy and resources.

What's the larger picture?

What is the Lord's direction for my life?  Let ideas season!

  What do I do with the opporunities that come my way? 

  ●"The Lord created each of us individually with different Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, strengths and a unique personality with different experiences.  I'm sure or hope that as we get nearer to the end of our lives...whenever that is...that we would like to finish our lives well and leave a legacy that gives glory to the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."​ 

 

That will be a good ending to our story!

Hope some of this will be of benefit to you!

Have a great day!

 Richard

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In Jesus Christ God gives us our identity, our purpose and our meaning in this life and in the life to come.1 Peter1:1-12

●"The Lord created each of us individually with different Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, strengths and a unique personality with different experiences. Helping people with the puzzle and putting the pieces together so we each can be most effective in our families, church, community and the world and finish our lives well and leave a legacy that gives glory to the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."​ 

Our work and our calling

Sunday and Monday...any connection?

Our work: How important is it to us?

Are we worshiping our work and working at our worship? 

We are called to God first and then to our secondary calling…which may be our job, business or what we do in “retirement”.

 A word from The Call by Os Guinness

"Calling is the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion, dynamism, and direction lived out as a response to his summons and service" P. 29

 Answering the Call: The Doctor Who Made Africa His Life.

Albert Einstein

 

From “The One-Talent People.” Christian Herald. Sept 1949. P. 64  

“Always keep your eyes open for the little task, because it is the little task that is important to Jesus Christ.  The future of the Kingdom of God does not depend on the enthusiasm of this or that powerful person; those great ones are necessary too, but it is equally necessary to have a great number of little people who will do a little thing in the service of Christ.” 

            “The great flowing rivers represent only a small part of all the water that is necessary to nourish and sustain the earth. Beside the flowing river there is the water in the earth-the subterranean water-and there are the little streams which continually enter the river and feed it and prevent it from sinking into the earth. Without these other waters-the silent hidden subterranean waters and the trickling streams-the great river could no longer flow. Thus it is with the little tasks to be fulfilled by us all.”

Some excerpts from:  God’s Best for My Life by Lloyd John Ogilvie 

“What are we daring to attempt which could not be accomplished without His strength and intervention? So often we plan our lives around what we could do without Him on our own.  A sure sign that we are in communion with the Lord is that we are attempting what only He can do? Can you identify that in your life?”

We can "serve" both in our jobs, business's or volunteering.

 Making the most of every opportunity!

Seizing opportunities is directly tied to the spiritual gift of discernment. When we see what looks like an opportunity, we have to discern whether we are seeing a true opening or just our own wishful-thinking or a random idea. 

Just because an opportunity arises does not mean that we should take it. An opportunity is just a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. We still have the hard work of determining whether it is something WE SHOULD DO.

Opportunities are doorways that God opens. It is divine leading, even though we may not be able to predict what lies beyond. 

God also directs us with closed doors!  Don't be discouraged!

Ability to see with the eyes of God, think with the mind of Christ, and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit! 
A good prayer!
We can "serve" both in our jobs, business's or volunteering.

Making the most of every opportunity the Lord exposes us to.

"Across the board, having the opportunity to develop our strengths is more important to our success than our role, our title, or even our pay."  Strengths Finder 2.0   Tom Rath

 Seems like one of our goals should be to be aware of the opportunities around us and even actively search for them!

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