Author Archives: Amos Gideon David

I was rude.

I was rude to someone at work yesterday, and I paid for it when I saw the anxiety on his face that I was partially responsible for.  I hated to see his look of anguish and confusion, and I was … Continue reading

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Not rocket science

Excerpt from Dave’s Passion/Purpose/Perspective page Simple and clear but not easy. The really neat thing about what I (Dave) have to offer you is that everything is so simple and clear. This is not rocket science. I offer neither intellectual … Continue reading

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Is your teaching your teaching?

No plagiarism Jesus one time said, “My teaching is not mine.”  He went on to say that his teaching was “his who sent me.”  You may read the references below. Savior of the World Job Description I read this in … Continue reading

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The way up is down

    “The way up is down” — Martin Lloyd-Jones (1 Peter 5:6 NCV)  Be humble under God’s powerful hand so he will lift you up when the right time comes. This is another piece of wisdom from God that seems … Continue reading

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My friend and his banjo

My friend and his banjo came by the other night. Nice! Spring evening, doors open, sounds and smells of Spring. And the sound of friends catching up on each other’s lives. Sometimes we need to do that; just sit in … Continue reading

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Water tests what I do.

I like what water does in validating my work.  I am an excavator, a digger. I dig and then the next hard rain proves my work to be good or bad.  Since I want to do excellent work, I anxiously … Continue reading

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Shoveling dirt.

Three guesses as to what low-technology exercise I participated in Friday evening. I shoveled dirt, or more accurately, topsoil, from the bed of my pickup into low places in the back yard. It felt great — grass, birds singing, a … Continue reading

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More than Sunday School stories.

More. . . More than Sunday School stories. . . More than someone’s opinion. . . Way more than pompous moralizing. . . God’s words are life! Speaking of Sunday School stories. I remember reading a few years ago in … Continue reading

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Blah, blah, blah. . .

Blah, blah, blah, blah. . . You think you’ve heard it all, but have you heard “it” from God? First hand. God’s words. Minus the religious blather. Okay, so now you think you’ve stumbled on another crackpot who promises to … Continue reading

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Use that “hypocrisy card” while you have the chance

The “hypocrisy card” All of us at one time or another have regarded someone, usually someone else, as a hypocrite. To many who do not believe in religion, or Jesus Christ more specifically, this “hypocrisy card” is used to deflect … Continue reading

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