Wisdom

December 27, 2019 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

We have so much to learn…it is easy to think that we have lived our lives long enough to know what is right for us. We have experiences to draw on and we rely on feelings and emotions. Yet God knew all of these things before we were even born. He is our Creator and He loves us so much that He sacrificed His Son to save us…He knows what is best for us. For example, how many people would believe that Saul could become Paul…the greatest enemy of Christians would become one of the greatest disciples? You can read about it in Acts 9…this is the wisdom of God and it is far greater than any human wisdom. Trust in the Lord and seek His will for you and your life. Amen.

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“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.”

1 Corinthians 1:25

(This photo was taken in March of 2018 in what is now officially White Sands National Park in New Mexico)

Be Patient

November 18, 2019 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

Why all the rushing around? The hurry up, the plow through, the I have to finish this so I can rush off to that…and on and on it goes. No wonder we are lost…we don’t even take time to acknowledge where we are or what is going on around us. As we approach the holiday season, let’s not get caught up in the hustle and bustle of all the things we are supposed to do…let’s strive to acknowledge the reason for the season and to make time to be present with whoever God has us spending time with this year. May the peace of the Lord be with you. Amen.

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“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”

Ephesians 4:2

(This photo was taken in December of 2013 in northwestern Wisconsin)

Humility

October 28, 2019 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

One popular quote of the well-known professor and author C.S. Lewis states, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” It is not about changing your perception of you, rather it is the intentional act of thinking about and considering the interests and needs of others. The life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was completed in order to reconcile us to God…Jesus Christ had to humble Himself to become like one of us and lay down His life to save us. You may be thinking, ‘that’s pretty extreme humility’ and it is, yet that is how much God loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. Turn towards the Lord and seek humility in your daily life. Amen.

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“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

Philippians 2:3-4

(This photo was taken in October of 2018 at a park near Winterset, Iowa)

Be Humble

October 7, 2019 / mcalcagno / Leave a comment

Treat others with respect…be willing and able to ask for help…be grateful…be patient. When you are using your gifts to help and benefit others, they may say kind things to you and about you…give glory to God not yourself. He created you and blessed you…give Him thanks for your blessings and be thankful for the courage to use your gifts. The more we learn to be humble the greater we can be used by God. May God’s peace be with you. Amen.

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