Monthly Archives: February 2017

Choose Not to Prejudge Others

Choose Not to Prejudge Others One More Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren I guess some idioms will soon be obsolete. Those who grow up reading books on Kindles may one day not even know what “judging a book by … Continue reading

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Choose Not to Complain

One More Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren Mark Twain once said, “Don’t complain and talk about all your problems. Eighty percent of people don’t care; the other twenty percent will think you deserve them.” There’s a lot of wisdom … Continue reading

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Choose Not to Be an Island

One More Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren The phrase “no man is an island” was first written in 1624 by the famous Elizabethan poet, minister, and scholar John Donne in his Devotions – Meditation XVII. The poem is quite … Continue reading

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Choose Not to Get Hung Up Over Rituals

One More Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren After years of bondage in Egypt, it was only natural that the Israelites had absorbed quite a bit of the Egyptian culture. When God delivered them, He wanted them to be a … Continue reading

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