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“There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.”  (Proverbs 13:7, NAS)

 It was kind of funny, but not in the hilarious sort of way.  Weird funny.  Winston and Jacob were so different and yet met the same fate on the same day, bleeding the same color of blood.  Both men were making a deposit that Monday when the two masked men stormed into the bank.

Winston’s wealth was public knowledge—he was anything but shy about showing off his affluence.  The day he made his first million, he declared himself richer than God Himself and changed his name from Bob Smith to Winston Rich III.  There was no senior Winston or junior before him—he just thought the Roman numerals at the end sounded good. Dignified.  Important.

Jacob took care of his finances but without broadcasting them to everyone around him. He was born a Potter and died a Potter that day in the bank, next to the guy who insisted on three I’s added to his name for no reason.  Jacob received a generous bonus one year, so he took his wife and four children to the Black Hills to celebrate.  They adored him. (more…)

“Negative news.

Uncontrollable circumstances.

Difficult people.

Acknowledge that they exist.  Admit they are painful.  Deal with them as necessary.  But do NOT reward them by allowing them to remain on the center stage of your life” ~~Tammy Maseberg (10/23/12)

The first three things listed above are a part of life.  If you are alive, you will meet up with each one at some point—probably many times over.  In fact, some days may bring all of them in the span of a few hours.

When I created that quote last fall, I can’t specifically remember what was going on in my life.  These three elements have not been an easy thing for me to learn to deal with.  After traversing through many trials and heartaches and with a lot of help from the Lord and some wise people, I came up with some solutions that have been beneficial—at least for me: (more…)

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.  Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.”  (Colossians 3:23-24, NLT)

I don’t sing well—although I’d like to.  I haven’t heard the call to the mission field, but I admire the people who go to foreign lands to tell others about Jesus.  I don’t preach or teach in front of crowds of people, even though I wish I had that ability.

What is my “job” for the Lord?  What has He called me to do?  For me, that has varied with the different seasons of my life. (more…)

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.  Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.”  (Colossians 3:23-24, NLT)

 I don’t sing well—although I’d like to.  I haven’t heard the call to the mission field, but I admire the people who go to foreign lands to tell others about Jesus.  I don’t preach or teach in front of crowds of people, even though I wish I had that ability.

What is my “job” for the Lord?  What has He called me to do?  For me, that has varied with the different seasons of my life. (more…)

 “Do-over!”  Younger brother shouts to his older brother, the pitcher. “Whatta ya mean?  That was perfect,” says older brother. “No it wasn’t.  It almost hit me in the head.” “Why’d…