Archive for the ‘Service’ Category

To The Defenders Of ‘The Title Of Liberty’

Print or EmailTheDiscipleMD Words can never really capture the nature and horror of the combat of war. No, it was William Sherman, General for the Union Army of the Civil War who said it best: “It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who […]

God Bless ‘The Strong One’ In Families!

Print or EmailTheDiscipleMD There are roles that are being played out behind closed doors in many households that go largely unnoticed by the outside world. One of those is the challenging role of being “The strong one” when it comes to the emotional, spiritual, and temporal nature of a family. In my experience, this role […]

The “Stuff” Of Which Eternity Is Made

Print or EmailTheDiscipleMD A few years ago we held our annual family Christmas party. The highlight for me was when time was turned over to my now deceased father, then 87, to say a few words. He spoke a few words about my mother, who died in 2002. In his remarks, referring to my mother, […]

What Is A Servant?

Print or EmailTheDiscipleMD A few years ago, I heard a politician defend his maleficence ways by saying that he had been a “public servant” for over forty years. His point was that he had served us, the people, and therefore should be given a little “slack.” I would argue with him that not only has […]

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