Posts from July 2021

Posts from July 2021

Is there Glory in Rejection???

One of the unavoidable aspects of human life is rejection. It is no stranger to any of us; we all have experienced rejection one way or another. It does not matter how much talent, wit, good looks, or brains someone has… all of us endure rejection. It could be a job interview or a loan… or perhaps that rejection from the person you want to date. Regardless of the situation or life you live, rejection is par-for-the-course. How this rejection…

Focused on the Finish

The name of an elite runner from Tanzania was written in sports history books at the 1968 Olympics—without him winning one medal. John Stephen Akhwari joined the field of seventy-eight competitors in Mexico City for a twenty-six-mile marathon. Around the halfway mark, Akhwari suffered severe injuries when he became entangled with other runners, stumbled, and hit the track with full-body force.  A medic team rushed to his aid, bandaging his bloody wounds and dislocated knee, and recommended the obvious withdrawal…

The Blessing of Freedom

Today is Independence Day in the United States. It is a day that commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, which declared that the thirteen original colonies were free of the rule of Great Britain. Thus, Independence Day is a day on which we celebrate our national freedom. And since this day which celebrates our nation’s political freedom, falls on the Lord’s Day, it serves as a great catalyst for us to be reminded of…