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If you are like me and have O negative blood (a universal donor … anybody can receive O negative blood), and are willing to donate it, you will get called every 8 weeks when you are eligible to give.Giving blood costs you very little, other than about 45 minutes and a tiny poke in yourContinueContinue reading “A simple act of kindness done over and over and over”

“Just get me through this, Lord, and I promise I will serve you tirelessly the rest of my days.  Please?  This is a cross my heart hope to die promise, Lord.  Jesus, you know my word is good.  Lord, I’m sorry for all the sins I have committed.  Please forgive me and give me oneContinueContinue reading “Just one more miracle, Lord, please…”

Pastor Ron Edmondson says:”Change invites conflict. You can’t escape that fact.But…Avoiding change stifles growth.Which eventually leads to conflict.(Ever been a part of a declining organization…or church?)And…Avoiding conflict allows tension to build.Which in the end creates more conflict.(Ever seen what happens when someone is silently angry with you long enough?)Therefore…In my opinion…Avoiding conflict or change is impossible.AtContinueContinue reading “Change always leads to conflict … Always”

I agree with Jim Wallis of Sojourners who wrote this on the Sojourners Blog…not in total but it’s very thoughtful10 Decisions You Can Make to Change the WorldThe common good and the quality of our life together will finally be determined by the personal decisions we all make. The “commons” — those places where weContinueContinue reading “Jim Wallis on how to change the world…”

There is an account in Luke 7 that goes like this …11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. AndContinueContinue reading “What if Jesus is more merciful than we can ever imagine?”

  Ken Sande says if you want to make a confession utterly worthless, use one of these three phrases.   “I’m sorry if I’ve done something to upset you.”   What do people hear when you say this?  Often, “I don’t know that I’ve done anything wrong, but since you’re obviously upset, here’s a tokenContinueContinue reading “Three short phrases to ensure you will definitely kill a good confession”

The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette has started putting my Sunday column online.  Take a look… http://www.news-gazette.com/author/don-follis

These are some of the mistakes I make a lot in talking with people…Trying to Fix the person.  (I can’t even fix myself.  So what is it in me that wants to fix you?)Working hard to Diagnose the problem instead of discussing the greatness of the person with whom I am talking. (If you seeContinueContinue reading “Mistakes I make almost every day…in mentoring others”