Plants must rely on the many different creative ways for them to produce new plants. They can't only rely on “one way’ for pollination to occur. The bee doesn't go around saying "My way is the only way pollination works” The wind doesn't say “I am responsible for transferring the seeds from one flower to [...]
“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” - Oprah Winfrey So true! If we give our attention to the things we don’t have and are not grateful for what we do have right now, we miss out [...]
Don’t compare yourself to other people. No matter how much you try you will never be them because you were created to be you! When you realize how magnificent and marvelous you are, the only person you will want to be better than, is who you were yesterday. God already sees how awesome you are, [...]
You are created intentionally to be one of a kind, unique, and special. You are worthy. You are loved. You are a gift to this world. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Do not believe any negative thought that you are not enough. You have everything needed to reach your full potential. The odds [...]
She should be in the kitchen. She should know how to cook. She should be a little more ladylike and not so much like a tomboy. She should have long nails that show her femininity. She should be graceful in the way she sits. She should walk and not run. She should have long hair. [...]
Currently I am pursuing my Masters in Pastoral Ministry (MAPM) with Andrews University. About a month ago, in my preaching class, we were all required to preach a sermon in-front of the class. Mind you, this is a class pretty much full of preachers who usually preach every week. So as you can imagine, I [...]
Not everyone will be happy with your abilities, your creativeness, your motivation, your enthusiasm, your view of making a difference in society, your perception of a better world. They will try to discourage you and tell you that you don’t have what it takes and will make you doubt yourself. They will be unhappy and [...]
Dear Non-hateful Friend, We need to speak up. We must talk louder about love and against hatred. We must condemn any conduct and speech that is discriminatory, hateful, misogynistic, and racist regardless who tries to normalize this behavior. We must call out all nationalist, supremacist and alt-right ideologies for what they are... racist. We cannot [...]
Growing up I used to think that being a good person meant behaving in a way that made other people happy. As long as they were happy I was a good person. As long as they were pleased with my behavior, and I stayed quiet and smiled, I was a good person. As long as [...]
