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First, a word from Os Hillman Little by Little TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2 by Os Hillman Saturday, July 27 2013 "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty" (Prov 14:23 ).     "Is there something you would like to accomplish in life but simply cannot find the hours in the day to get started? Many of us suffer from procrastination. We justify putting our dreams aside because we don't believe we have the time or resources to accomplish the task.   Many times people tell me they believe they are called to write a book. I tell them, "Great, if God has called you to write a book, begin to write it." Sometimes the response is: "But I don't have a publisher." "That has nothing to do with it," I say. "That is not your problem. If God calls you to write a book, you are to begin to write. You may not be writing to get published. You may be writing for other purposes." I went to check out th

On this day in 1833, as he was dying, British Parliamentarian and Evangelical William Wilberforce heard that the British Parliament had outlawed slavery in the British Empire. It took him 46 years to accomplish his goal. He took on very powerful and wicked commercial interests who profited greatly from the sweat that flowed profusely from the brow of the indentured. And the blood flowing from lashed backs. It is a very good reminder that great causes require great sacrifices. Jesus on the Cross demonstrates this of course. There are soft dreams in life, such as what happens every night when we doze. Then, there are hard dreams, those that God has put in us like a seed but which require much effort and resources to bring to fruition. Rather than be like the wind that blow in and out of consciousness as a breeze gently, these dreams are like nails, piercing our peace. I watched last night, an interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates from 1997. Little known fact that Gates essenti

Luke 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. I endeavor in this blog to not just take on sweet themes. Instead, I delve into difficult issues and try to make sense, as well as I can, with a spirit of Truth tempered by Grace.  Yet, Truth--if it is Truth--is universally applies to all. Take for instance, when Christians state that their religious freedom is being violated. But, we then go ahead a presume that we have a right to violate others' religious freedom. First, I need to step back a bit to make a general observation. Some Christians writers seem to avoid the complexity of it all and string together a string of clichés like a cheap and gaudy necklace with a shiny faux silver-coating of Christian-speak. These writers are popular...I am building one loyal reader at a time. Bu

Matthew 5:45   For He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. My most consumed beverage this summer has been? a) Beer b) Coffee c) Seltzer If you got this wrong with the title and visual aid, I fear for you. Using my Recycling Bin as an abacus of accounting, seltzer has the lead. In fact, it has become a substitute for beer. No calories and no artificial coloring. Plus, I am helping fund that small fledgling company Nestlé's whose CEO apparently wants private control the world's water supply--which is actually the case in most of the world already; just ask who owns the real estate where the water is. What's next? Air? What he is saying is that Nestlé's wants in on the market at the ground level. Own the clouds I suppose. The CEO sounds like quite the megalomaniac . Money does that to people. "Look hardly any people at the Nestle Distribution in Japan." Progress! Yeah, for whom? Wit