Category Inspirational
FMM 9/14/12: Karma
“Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” Ecclesiastes 1:11 Many years ago I was a part of an entertaining skit put on for our classmates in Beulah Primary School. I do not recall whose idea it was, it may have been an end of term program. But […]
FMM 9/7/12 “The greatest of these is Love”
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. […]
FMM: Quality over Quantity
“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” ― Henry Ford What is it that drives people to do their best? The world today seems to be spinning faster and faster. We pack more activities into every day. Yet there are some people who never take short cuts, who hear the voices in […]
FMM 8/24/12 Goal Setting
Friday Morning Message Goal Setting “He who deliberates firstly when taking a step, will stand forever with one leg in the air” Chinese Proverb. Recently I interviewed a prospective nursing student who said something that impressed me. She is a fairly recent immigrant from Haiti, and she described how she set herself goals: first to […]
FMM 8 17 12 Means and Ends
“He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end” Albert Einstein. Good Friday Morning! With no more Olympics to try to watch we are now being tortured by what passes for politics in the 21st century. No matter which side you support, […]
FMM 08/10/12: Music hits you
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Bob Marley There is something about the power of music that is almost supernatural. The sound of a long forgotten tune can bring back clear memories of years gone by. A song that was a big part of your formative years can evoke […]
FMM: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
I was privileged to have the opportunity last weekend to visit that green isle of the Indies, Jamaica strong and free. I am always amazed at the beauty of the land and its people. They say it is not until you leave a place or lose someone that you really appreciate them, but for those […]
FMM 7 27 12: To be a Pilgrim
Good Friday Morning Family! This morning I am blessed to be writing this message from the beautiful island of Jamaica, listening to the early morning calls of the birds up in the mountains. It seems only fitting that I borrow some of my father’s words (the Rev. Pearce Jones, for any readers who may not […]
Friday Morning Message: “Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.” – Nelson Mandela
We are a society that is seduced by packaging. At Christmas time we can buy beautifully prepackaged sets of products. Unfortunately when we open them up, we find tiny bottles and a whole lot of garbage. The same is true of our leaders. So often we hear fiery rhetoric, phrases designed to inflame our emotions, […]
FMM Who among these is great? 7 13 12
There is a sermon that my father preached (as kids we used to say that the past tense of preach should be praught!) that stays with me today. It was a momentous occasion, as the service was being broadcast live on the radio. You can imagine how proud we were in Salem, to know that […]
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