Born of Fire
Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: The story of Michael Kent and Tiffany Whittier is inspirational all by itself - a black, female parole officer is assigned to a white supremacist parolee, and their interactions cause Michael to turn his life around. However, it is …
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Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: If there is one thing that is true, it is that good food brings people together. And not just around a table - Good food unites generations, passing down recipes and traditions from parents to children. It also allows …
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Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Be it large gatherings celebrating traditions and cultures, families gathered for a backyard barbeque, or good friends meeting to catch up, you can pretty much count on there being good food. Many of us tinker in the kitchen with …
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Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Have you ever looked back at your life and thought, "if only I had more time", or "if only that one thing hadn't happened, I would have fulfilled my dream"? Delays, prohibitions, jobs, having kids, etc., all valid reasons …
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If starting over was easy, everyone would do it all the time. What we find, however is that taking the step to start over is hard... very hard, and it is wrought with fear, doubt, and many times a desire to just stay where we are, even though we know there is better waiting for …
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again... I have great kids. Recently I was listening to a comedian who talked about "those parents" who want to call you every time their child does something. "Hey Kenneth! Billy just took his first steps!" To the recipient of those calls, texts, DM's and such, many …
Happy New Year! I thought of doing another "slate clean", "year of promise" type post, but then I thought back to the last couple weeks... and what I just wrote about end of the year-personal inventory stuff... Argh... if I'm not careful, I see the definition of insanity rearing its ugly head (doing the same thing …
Continue reading "December 31, 2020 – A Letter to Myself, a year from today"
Lately, I have been seeing a lot of people beginning the process of analyzing 2019 in preparation for the new year. Taking stock, doing personal inventories, even exiting social media to give them more focus for considering what this last year has produced. I'm not the best at personal inventories, partly because I have to …
Asking for or accepting help is not a sign of weakness, but of strength. When Jesus was about to go through his toughest trial, he asked his closest friends to be there with him. I wouldn't count the Son of God as a wimp.
know that you are more valuable and have more to offer than a comic book character. And even though you may not hear the words that often, that doesn't mean that people aren't scouring the pages of life and relationship to find you.