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Have you received any compliments lately? We all need to receive words of acceptance, affirmation and accolades! Since we all need to receive them, the only way to ensure people get them is for us to give them! Have a great day giving out compliments - expressions of praise, commendation or admiration! Laugh often and Fear not! David! Reading taken from "iWitness - March"

Jesus turns the swap meet back into the Temple of God. Do you remember attending Swap Meets, Flea Markets and Trade Shows? Vendors are all over the place selling their wares. A great shopping opportunity as well as a great day to spend the day just roaming. The Temple of God in Jerusalem had become just that, a swap meet, a flea market and a trade show. After the triumphal entry on Sunday (Palm Sunday), Jesus comes into the Temple and literally "cleans house." Jesus turns

Palm Sunday is a key part of our spiritual journey during Lent. Although Palm Sunday doesn't arrive until April 5th, our devotion today takes a quick look at the traditions we hold dear to enhance our spiritual journey! Stay safe and well! Laugh often and Fear not! David! Reading from "iWitness - March"

March 23An Exercise in PatienceIf you are looking to increase your "patience" then get ready to find yourself in situations which offer you "an exercise in patience"! Be Patient! Grace and Peace, Laugh often and Fear not! David! Reading from "iWitness - March"

March 22ndWhat Could Have Been...Where do you live your life?In the past?In the future?How about living in the present.That's where God lives!His name is "I am!" Grace and Peace, Laugh often and Fear not!David!Reading from the book, "iWitness: March"

March 21stI Choose You Grace and peace,Laugh often and Fear not!David! We love because he (God) first loved us. (1 John 4: 19)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purp

The ABC’s of things not CANCELED…Adoration of God and AnniversariesBible reading and BirthdaysCommunity of Faith / Body of Christ / Church – you are the Church / CrossDogs! Cats? Yes! Dogs? No!Effervescence for livingFriendships and Fear NotGreen Bay PackersHomeI am… The Great I Am has not been canceled!Jesus / Joy /King of Kings and Lord of LordsLove and LaughterMemoriesNaggingOberammergauProcrastinating and PrayerQuestions and the Quest for Truth and Righteousness / Quiet..

Eight Days of Laughter - Day 8Reason to Laugh #8...LAUGHTER IS CONTAGIOUSOne of the few good bugs to catch & pass on!It is amazing to me how fast viruses spread.Case in point, the Coronavirus has gripped the world in fear due to its infecting thousands of people. (And rightfully so!!)All sorts of precautions are being taken to contain the virus and yet more and more people are being infected on a daily basis.The goal is to "contain" the Coronavirus. Eradication would be nice!

Eight Days of Laughter - Day 7Reason to Laugh #7...MAGNETIC APPEALLaughing is fun, feels good, makes others want to be around you!Back in December I was at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) being held at T-Mobile arena here in Las Vegas, Nevada.My very good friend Doug Fields, whom I have known since third grade invited me to join him and some of his closest friends in a "suite" to watch the fights. We were all having a great time watching the fighters knock the daylig

Eight Days of Laughter – Day 6 Reason #6 to Laugh...SOCIAL BOOST - Laughter helps people connect and build relationships!I don't know about you, but I love laughing with other people. There's something contagious and infectious when one person starts laughing and before you know it everyone in the room is laughing. Sometimes we do not even know why we are laughing. Yet, the social aspect of it draws people together and forms a tighter social connection.Looking for better soci

Eight Days of Laughter – Day 5For the next four days we will show a benefit to adding daily doses of laughter into your life.Reason #5 to Laugh... CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVELaughter allows us to look at things more optimistically!The link between laughter and a more positive outlook on life, conflict, and stress cannot be overlooked, underestimated or dismissed.Laughter stops distressing emotions. You can’t feel anxious, angry, or sad when you’re laughing. Those darn endorphins

Eight Days of Laughter – Day 4For the next five days we will show a benefit to adding daily doses of laughter into your life.Reason #4 to Laugh… LESSENS AGGRESSIONLaughter releases emotion that helps us better deal with conflict...Do you have any conflict in your life?Better learn to laugh if you want the upper hand in effectively and emotionally dealing with conflict!Conflict elicits stress, our self-defense mechanism against harmful elements in our world. Stress tells us on

Eight Days of Laughter - Day 3For the next six days we will show a benefit to adding daily doses of laughter into your life.Reason #3 to Laugh...STRENGTHENS IMMUNE SYSTEMLaughter increases the body’s natural defense mechanism...Laugh and never get sick again!!Check out this great research from laughteronlineuniversityIn clear: when you laugh, the diaphragm becomes a powerful pump for your lymphatic circulation, much like your heart serves as the central pump that propels bloo

Eight Days of Laughter to Better Health and Life through the gift of LAUGHTER!For the next seven days we will show a benefit to adding daily doses of laughter into your life.Be it at home, play, or in the midst of a serious workload at the office, LAUGHTER allows the brain to think better, remember more and make better decisions!Take notice of how you feel after a good laugh….Your muscles feel less tense…You’re more relaxed overall, maybe even a bit buoyant…That’s the natural

Eight Days of Laughter to Better Health and Life through the gift of LAUGHTER!For the next eight days we will show a benefit to adding daily doses of laughter into your life.Be it at home, play, or in the midst of a serious workload at the office, LAUGHTER allows the brain to think better, remember more and make better decisions!Take notice of how you feel after a good laugh….Your muscles feel less tense…You’re more relaxed overall, maybe even a bit buoyant…That’s the natural

I was invited over to someone’s home years ago (1985!) while in Seminary for what was dubbed a “light dinner” to be served at 7:00 pm. After the host and some five or six invited guests sat in the living room surrounding the coffee table which had a few crackers and slices of cheese adorned with about ten grapes, it took me about forty-five minutes to realize what I was seeing before me was in fact the advertised “light dinner.” I quickly grabbed one of the last of three crac

On Monday night January 20th I had the rush of a lifetime by performing my debut Stand Up Comedy routine at the historic and world famous Carolines on Broadway in Times Square, New York City!Special shout out to Matt Kazam who put together the "Ceo and Entrepreneur Stand Up Challenge"!Matt is an amazing "humor scientist", teaching our group (six of us) the ropes, the art and the science of stand up comedy. For three months we met weekly to develop our material with our gradua

Have you ever asked yourself, "How many times should I forgive?"Typically such a question comes toward the end of our breaking point in dealing with someone or a group of people over extreme pain, inconvenience, ill will, and/or brokenness which has been inflicted upon us by the aforementioned person or group?"How many times should I forgive?" implies forgiveness or at the very least an attempt to forgive has taken place."How many times should I forgive? further implies forgi

I love to laugh!!My mantra in life is "Laugh often and Fear not!"I cannot remember a time in my life where I was not laughing about something. Even during the darkest days, God has allowed the humor, levity, laughter and the comedy of life to be infused into my heart and soul.One aspect of laughter, levity and humor I have always respected and held in the highest degree of honor is - Stand Up Comedy!The idea of having a large group of people in a room while a person comes out

Christmas is a season to receive is the topic for Thursday's Thoughts from Pastor David!The Thursday after Christmas…Boxing Day…The Day after…Six more days until 2020…One of the delights of Christmas Day is the giving and receiving!I love to give! I am learning how to receive! Yes… “Learning” as in, it is a continual learning curve for me to receive the unconditional love of family and friends. The learning curve of receiving kind words, generous outpourings of gifts, time, e