ALL RESOURCES BY Michael Bruner
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Do It Again! >
When God got busy creating, he did so with energy and imagination. He didn't hold back, and it's clear why. God was having fun. Perhaps we should approach our work with the same verve and boldness?
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An Honorable Leader >
Anything less than a total commitment to the welfare of those we lead is a dereliction of duty.
To Love Is to Live >
"I've loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you keep my commands, you'll remain intimately at home in my love. That's what I've done—kept my Father's commands and made myself at home in his love.
When Life Begins >
This is what the LORD says—he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. Isaiah 44:2
The day I graduated…
No Middle Ground >
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love each other, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:11-12 (NIV)
In the summer…
Travel Light >
The cliché that it's not the destination but the journey that matters is, of course, silly. If the destination didn't matter, the journey wouldn't either. What gives a journey its momentum—its telios—is, in fact, the destination, even if…
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Seven Breaths >
The Code of the Samurai stated that every decision must be made within the space of seven breaths.
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A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures >
This Word that was present in the beginning and came to us in the person of Jesus Christ resonates still in our lives today.
To Interfere in Dreams >
"Somehow I can't believe there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true," Walt Disney once said. "This special secret can be summarized in four Cs. They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy, and the greatest …
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The Point is Fred and Ginger >
In preparation for our wedding reception, my wife and I took dance lessons. Boy, was that a mistake!
It’s Not Easy, and You’re Not Alone >
"Life is difficult." With those three words, Scott Peck launched what soon became a publishing phenomenon—The Road Less Traveled, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing ten years. Despite its rather depressing-sounding…
The Divine Trajectory >
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John 1:1
Each semester in my Introduction to Literature courses, my opening lecture begins with this verse from John's…
Letting Go, for God’s Sake >
"So whatever you eat or drink, whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God." 1 Cor. 10:31
President John F. Kennedy's famous remark, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,"…
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Coming Alongside >
As a brash young college student, I attended a lecture by Ramsey Clark, former United States attorney general.
