by marshal | Mar 8, 2018 | Attitude, Listening, Love, Service
Jesus reinstates Peter after his three denials of knowing Him by asking Peter three times if he loves Him. This moment between the two of them is intimate and loving. Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Lord,"...
by marshal | Oct 13, 2016 | Lessons Learned, Service, Surrender
Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God. Luke 9:62 NIV Contemporary farmers with state-of-the-art tractors plow the fields with GPS and sensing devices. However, I live several miles from Amish farmers who plow the fields...
by marshal | Mar 30, 2016 | Attitude, Competence, Lessons Learned, Service
In medical school, books and lectures were only the beginning. Learning to practice medicine was never left to didactics alone. The dictum “See one, do one, teach one” was the method used to take me from theory to practice. I benefited from the example of...
by marshal | Mar 24, 2016 | Lessons Learned, Service, Surrender
In emergency medicine those who are first on the scene for heart attacks, strokes, and other life threatening problems are called first responders. They need to be called, however, before they can respond. If no one calls 911 – no help will come. When...
by marshal | Feb 25, 2016 | Forgiveness, Integrity, Lessons Learned, Priorities, Service, Stewardship
"I grew up on a reservation in South Dakota, filled with resentment and anger toward the white man." These were the words of a man sitting next to me at a banquet. He shared with me that even in the midst of his anger God had brought him into a relationship...
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