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29 Oct Posted by Frank in Ball Points | Comments

Game Plan

I find it hard to get past the importance of my desire. I need to get my needs into proper perspective. If what I want is what God wants, I’m part of a team that can’t lose. But if God has a better game plan, why should I want to call the plays? I just...

28 Oct Posted by Frank in Ball Points | Comments

Trusting God

If I say I trust God, I shouldn’t be surprised when I don’t have everything I want. That’s because, if I always got what I wanted, I would have no need for trust. The Bible (Hebrews 11) gives a long list of faith heroes who had not yet received what they were looking for when...

27 Oct Posted by Frank in Ball Points | Comments

Prayer

When I talk on the phone, I visualize the person I’m talking to. Where do I feel God is when I talk to him? Is his throne somewhere beyond the stars? Maybe so, but I keep reminding myself that he sees every move I make and even my thoughts are known to him. I have...

26 Oct Posted by Frank in Ball Points | Comments

Tough Times

I can endure tough times with pleasure when I can see their purpose. Athletes endure great pain in training for the hope of winning the Olympics. They pursue a prize in which all but one will be a loser. I have a better deal in seeking to please God, because of the eternal reward. Doesn’t...

25 Oct Posted by Frank in Ball Points | Comments

Embracing Change

Any time something changes, I should be excited. Without change, improvement is impossible. Change also precedes failure, so why should I be shouting for joy when something bad has happened? If I love God and work to fulfill his purpose, everything bad still brings about good in the end. I have that truism from Romans...

23 Oct Posted by Frank in Humor, Write Ideas | 1 comment

Daffynitions

When I was a kid learning English, I wasn’t always clear on the meaning of words. In a business I noticed a sign Off-ice, and wondered if this place was warmer or colder than an ice house. My dad drove a Ply-mouth, and I wondered what eating had to do with automobiles. As an adult,...

22 Oct Posted by Frank in Write Ideas | 7 comments

Frankisms

© Frank Ball 2010 | Frankisms are available for free use by citing the source: — Frank Ball, Man with the Scoop. The grass will be greener on your side of the fence… if you water it. Without plenty of inspiration, perspiration stinks. A lie has no power if it doesn’t appear to be true....

08 Oct Posted by Frank in Write Ideas | Comments

Try It, You’ll Like It

I don’t know whether to be proud or embarrassed when a student does better than I have done as a teacher. Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks. In high school, I skunked other boys at ping pong. But after showing them my techniques, they sometimes came back to beat me. When I wrote Eyewitness: The...

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October, 2010 // Posts published in October, 2010

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