Misc
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COMPARISON TRAP
I was eating breakfast with my kids one morning. We have devotions over the breakfast table everyday before I drive them to school. We were talking about being careful not to compare ourselves with others. The problem with comparing is that one will always come up better. This ends up with either pride or a poverty… Continue reading
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SPEAKING IN CODES
This is part 2 on the mini series on “Reflections from the Couples Retreat.” Part 1 can be found here. Much of communication is listening. Unfortunately, when you are the man in the marriage relationship, listening is a tricky skill to try to learn. Allow me to illustrate. When my wife asks me, “Paolo, do… Continue reading
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THE W.A.L.L.
Jenn and I came from a couples’ retreat last week. It was great for a couple of reasons. One, we were not teaching. It was great for us to just sit in and listen. Two, we heard from the best of the best in Victory (Joey & Marie Bonifacio, Steve & Deborah Murrell and Juray… Continue reading
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BIG BLESSINGS & A ROTTEN HEART
This was a tough one to write because it exposes the rottenness of my heart. But here goes . . . I spoke to a friend of mine yesterday. We were in a meeting when he whispered to me that he had great news. Excited to hear what it was, he told me that God… Continue reading
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