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n the December 2024 issue of Vero’s Voice, readers met two men, American Jon Robbins, a child of privilege from suburban Fairfield, Connecticut, and Bela Kalumbete, who was raised in poverty in the rural backwater of Bariadi, Tanzania. The two became fast friends back in 1993 at Alliance Seminary in Nyack, New York, where they were training for the Christian ministry. More than two decades later in 2018, Jon Robbins, on sabbatical from his Anglican pastorate at St. Paul’s Church in Vero Beach, tracked down his friend Bela and flew to Tanzania to reconnect. In Tanzania, Jon discovered that Bela, who held a master’s degree and two doctorates from U.S. seminaries, was living with his wife and five children in a two-room mud-brick house with no running water. What’s more, Jon found that Bela had been serving as an itinerant seminary professor, traveling from city to city for a week at a time to teach students at five different seminaries for $100 a week. All that changed in the summer of 2019, when Bela, through the offices of Jon, was ordained an Anglican priest by Gainesville Bishop Ron Kuykendall. Three years later, Bela was ordained an Anglican Bishop. A year later, with the support of St. Paul’s Church, he began building a “cathedral,” a cinder-block church in Mwanza, on the southern shore of Lake Victoria. A year after that, he ordained two women as deaconesses and 12 men as deacons in a rite that can lead to the priesthood in the Anglican tradition. Step-by-step, as the word spread throughout Tanzania, Bishop Bela’s ministry has exploded.
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Members of a Tanzania Missionary Church congregation in front of their “tabernacle” in Morogoro, a driving distance 120 miles due west of Dar es Salaam and 612 miles southeast of Mwanza. Bishop Bela travels 24 hours by bus to visit the congregation, which started in 2025.
an assembly of people, or ekklesia in the Greek, who are “called out” for a special purpose. Typically, explains Pastor Jon, a congregation forms when a small group of people gathers for worship “under the mango,” as the locals say. As the congregation grows, it moves to a “tabernacle,” a temporary structure, similar to a tent, that often has a tarp for a roof and sticks for siding. Once the congregation has the means, it will erect a church building with foundations and walls made of sun-dried brick or, more often these days, concrete block. “St. Paul’s Church has stepped up to pay for the roofs for many of these churches,” says Pastor Jon. His church on Flamevine Lane has also been responsible for an eyeglass outreach in tandem with its support of Bishop Bela’s ministry. This past summer, a team from St. Paul’s distributed 150 eyeglass “readers” to employees of a hotel in Mwanza and 150 more to the staff at a Christian conference center in Arusha, a gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro.
oday, just eight short years since Pastor Jon Robbins and Bela Kalumbete reunited, Bishop Bela’s lifelong dream of creating the Tanzania Missionary Church movement has taken flight. “There are now 37 congregations affiliated with the Tanzania Missionary Church,” says Pastor Jon. “Many of them were started by pastors in other denominations who studied under Bela when he was an itinerant seminary professor.” Here’s an updated snapshot of the Tanzania Missionary Church as of September 1, 2026: • 30 priests • 7 deacons • 2 deaconesses • 18 churches • 7 tabernacles • 12 congregations “under the mango” “In Tanzania,” says Pastor Jon, “a ‘church’ means a building with foundations and permanent walls.” But the spiritually powerful congregations in Bishop Bela’s movement start more simply, as they did in New Testament times, with
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ut the promise of eyeglasses and roofs is not all that attracts pastors and congregants to the Tanzania Missionary Church. Rather, says Pastor Jon, it’s the model of Bishop Bela and his message. “Bela preaches – and lives – the message of Christ: ‘If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me,’”says Pastor Jon. “That message runs contrary to the prosperity gospel that has played a big role on the continent of Africa. Many people are fed up with the prosperity gospel’s false promises, which assert that if you believe in Jesus and are faithful, you will be rich and healthy and never experience misery. “People are turning to the Tanzania Missionary Church because they are looking for a higher purpose,” says Pastor Jon. “They may be poor and have little. But they are willing to sacrifice, so long as they are confident that they are part of a great cause toward which God is leading them.” So, the “Miracle in Mwanza” continues to spread.
Stay tuned for more news on this dynamic ministry in future issues of Vero’s Voice!
Top: Pastor Jon explains the eyeglass ministry, as Bishop Bela translates in Swahili Center: Pastor Jon praying a blessing over a newborn baby girl and her father Right: Bishop Bela’s wife, Naomi, carrying their youngest daughter, Ambassador PHOTOS: COURTESY OF JON ROBBINS, MIKE LIEBLER, AND BELA KALUMBETE
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What is something your grandparents taught you? National Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 13, 2026
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To have a worth ethic. When you make a commitment, you follow through on your commitment.
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My Grandma Walsh was from Ireland, and with her heavy brogue she would say things like, “If you put shoes on the table, someone is going to die.” To this day, I don’t know if she believed it or if it was how she kept her ten grandchildren from putting shoes on her table.
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Best advice my grandfather ever gave me was, “Boy, when in doubt, DON’T.” He lived with my family from 1941 until his passing in 1958 when I was 20 years old.
My grandfather taught me to spend wisely and to be fiscally responsible, to spend within your means.
They taught me manners. You must be very polite, very social. Like me, I get along with anybody!
My grandparents taught me go to go church. Earthly things don’t bother me because God gives me strength.
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s your faith wavering? Are you facing things in your life and need a boost to pick you up? If so, Elijah Peel is the movie for you. It is inspired by a true story of redemption; lives that are changed as only God can do. The emotional scenes, especially by little Jessica, will melt your heart. The film follows rock superstar Elijah Peel (Robert Malcolm Cumming) whose Sadly, some of the critics have life of addiction and reckless living said the movie tends to drag in come crashing down after a sudden the middle, but I must say that heart attack. This neardeath experiElijah Peel succeeds in delivering ence forces him into a heartfelt story anchored by a hospital bed and strong performances and genuine into an unexpectemotion. Robert Malcolm Cumming offers a believed friendship with able portrayal of a broken rock star seeking redempa little girl, Jessica tion, as well as the supporting cast. (Evelyn Grace Kite), What stays with you after watching Elijah Peel who is battling a isn’t the plot—it’s the feeling. It’s the reminder that serious illness. people can change, that brokenness doesn’t have to Their bond bebe permanent, and that sometimes the most unexcomes the emopected connections become the ones that God uses tional anchor of the to save us. It’s a gentle film, a hopeful film, and one film and leads both that leaves you, as it has with me, thinking about the characters down people in your own life who’ve helped you through a path of healing, your hardest moments. hope, and renewed purpose. What makes the film so special I pray that as you watch this film, the Lord will touch the tenis the sincerity of the relationship that develops between the der spots in your heart, drawing you closer to him. Enjoy! two. Jessica isn’t written as a cliché “wise child” character; she 5 STARS is real—funny, vulnerable, hopeful, and scared all at once. Her presence softens Elijah but doesn’t magically fix him. Instead, she challenges him to confront the emptiness he’s been carSIDE NOTES: rying for years. This is where it may touch home with many of • Kevin D. Sepe not only produced, co-directed and wrote us. Their scenes together are the emotional backbone of the the screenplay, it’s a true story about his life. With 15 years movie, and they’re genuinely moving. of addition and brushes with death, he found sobriety and The film leans heavily into themes of redemption and faith, embraced faith as he began to rebuild his life. and it does so unapologetically. Whether someone is religious or • This film was awarded Best Picture, Best Director and not, the message is about second chances. As life goes on, who Best Lead Actress at the 2026 Christian Film and Music doesn’t need a second chance? Elijah’s journey is not painted as Festival Awards. glamorous: it’s messy, slow, and sometimes uncomfortable. But that’s what makes it believable. His transformation feels earned rather than forced. Del Bates is an award-winning author and speaker. The movie’s warm, intimate tone draws you in. The hospital Her latest book, Lamba's Journey with Jesus is a scenes are quiet and grounded, while the musical moments add delightful children's book that takes little ones from the manger to the empty tomb and makes depth to Elijah’s past. The soundtrack is surprisingly effective, a perfect Easter gift. Available on Amazon. You with songs that feel like extensions of his emotional state rather can find more of her books at DelBates.com. Del than mere background music. co-hosts the podcast “Seeds of Hope with Del and Penny” Wednesdays at 12:12pm on Vero's Voice.
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THE DAY THE MAGIC DIED BY DOOLIN DALTON
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here was a time when one of the rectional lift that moves in multiple directions as great perks of living in Florida was beyou join Harry, Ron and Hermione during Dolores ing able to casually visit a theme park. Umbridge’s trial. You lived here, you had Disney and The ride does an impressive job of making Universal a couple of hours away, and you feel like you are actually moving through the if you felt particularly adventurous, you could throw Ministry rather than sitting in a vehicle watching the family into the minivan and go a screen, and the scale watch a seven-year-old cry because of the environments is his parents wouldn’t buy him a ridiculous. Even the queue $42 plastic wand. It was part of the is designed to be part of the Florida experience. You didn’t necexperience, which is great essarily need to plan your visit like because, as I was beginning a military operation or refinance to learn, I was going to be your house to afford the privilege spending quite a bit of time of riding Space Mountain. You just in queues. went to the theme park. Mario Kart: Bowser’s So last month, Charise and I deChallenge was another highcided to do exactly light, particularly because that. I had never it takes something most of been to Universal’s us have already played on a Epic Universe, and television and turns it into a after hearing all the physical attraction. You put hype surrounding on augmented-reality gogit, I figured it was gles, steer through familiar Waiting in line for Mario Kart time to see what all Mario Kart courses, throw the fuss was about. We paid roughly shells at targets and collect coins while competing $180 each for admission, which cer- against Team Bowser. It is the sort of attraction that tainly isn’t pocket change, but I was would have completely melted my brain if you had willing to accept that as the price shown it to nine-year-old me in 1991 and told me this of admission to a brand-new theme was what theme parks would eventually become. park. I was expecting spectacular atHiccup’s Wing Gliders was another ride I really tractions, immersive environments, enjoyed because it felt like the sort of attraction that ridiculous amounts of Harry Potter exists primarily to make you grin. You climb aboard merchandise, and possibly a giant Hiccup’s flying contraption and swoop around the animatronic monster that would Isle of Berk, getting a dragon’s-eye view of the land make me question my life choices. while flying past Hiccup, Toothless, and the other And to be completely fair, the at- dragons. It isn’t the biggest or most terrifying coasttractions are spectacular. Monsters er in the world, but it captures the feeling of flying Unchained: The Frankenstein Exaround Berk remarkably well, and for a few minutes periment was probably my favorite you can completely forget that you are a 44-yearof the day, and it is the perfect exam- old adult who has responsibilities and a credit card ple of what modern theme parks can statement waiting at home. do when they throw essentially evThen there was Fyre Drill, which is essentially ery technological trick they have into one attraction. Universal asking the question, “What if we gave a You are dropped into Dr. Victoria Frankenstein’s bunch of adults water cannons and told them to laboratory as Dracula and a collection of monsters attack each other?” The attraction puts you into a decide they have had enough of being experimentViking boat battle where you use water cannons to ed on, and suddenly you are being thrown around, blast targets and soak other boats, with the cannons spun, dropped and launched through a full-blown sending streams of water as high as 28 feet into the monster movie. It is fast, ridiculous, immersive and air. It is stupid, childish fun, and I loved it. I also genuinely fun, and I walked off thinking, “Okay, I get learned that there is no amount of adulthood that the hype.” can prevent a grown man from getting extremely Then there was Harry Potter and the Battle at competitive about shooting water at a target. the Ministry, which is an absolutely enormous atWe also caught Le Cirque Arcanus, the live show traction. You travel from 1920s wizarding Paris into inside the Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s Ministhe British Ministry of Magic and board an omni-di- try of Magic.
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“The admission ticket gets you through the gate, but premium services determine how much of what is behind that gate you can realistically experience. ”
The production combines live performers, puppetry and special effects around a story involving a stolen suitcase full of fantastic beasts, and it was a nice change of pace from being strapped into a ride vehicle and violently thrown through a building. It also reminded me that a theme park can still create genuine theatrical experiences, not just increasingly elaborate machines designed to make your stomach question your decision-making. t one point, a thunderstorm rolled through, which is hardly unusual in Florida unless it happens to be during the one afternoon you have decided to spend several hundred dollars at a theme park. Charise and I ducked underneath a pavilion to wait it out and discovered a group of caricature artists set up there. So while everyone else was checking weather apps and trying to determine whether lightning was going to shut down another attraction, we decided to get a caricature of the two of us drawn. It ended up being one of my favorite memories from the entire day, which is probably fitting because it cost us considerably less than a meal and required absolutely no standing in line. And then there was the other attraction we experienced repeatedly throughout the day: waiting. Lots and lots of waiting. We spent roughly nine hours inside Epic Universe, and despite how much I enjoyed the attractions we managed to experience, we only got on five rides and saw one show. I could have paid hundreds of
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nd honestly, I understand why they do it. These parks are expensive to build, expensive to operate and enormously popular. People are willing to pay for convenience, and companies exist to make money. The problem is what happens when the basic admission price gets you into a park but doesn’t really get you the experience you came to have. You can technically ride everything without buying the premium services, but you may spend so much of your day waiting that by the time you get to the last attraction, your knees hurt, your phone battery is dead, and you have developed a personal vendetta against the concept of queues. This is particularly strange for those of us who live in Florida. One of the great advantages of being a local used to be proximity. You didn’t have to make a huge vacation out of visiting Disney or Universal because you could go home afterward. You could visit for a few hours, ride some attractions, grab dinner and leave. But when a couple can spend hundreds of dollars on admission, parking, food and extras before even considering premium access, the convenience starts to lose its appeal. If I’m going to spend that kind of money on a vacation, suddenly a cruise starts looking pretty good.
Enjoying butter beers at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Wait times can exceed 3 hours for some rides
“The most valuable thing a theme park can sell you isn’t a ride, a meal or a souvenir; It’s your own time.” At least on a cruise, when someone offers me an additional $200 upgrade, I can usually expect something tangible in return. Maybe a better room. Maybe an excursion. Maybe an entire additional experience. At a theme park, hundreds of extra dollars can essentially purchase the privilege of walking past people who are already standing where you would have been standing. That is an extraordinary business model when you stop and think about it. We have somehow reached a point where the most valuable thing a theme park can sell you isn’t a ride, a meal or a souvenir; It’s your own time. And that may be what bothers me most. The magic of those childhood theme park visits came partly from the idea that everyone was there for the same reason. We were all going to wait our turn, get on the ride, scream at the appropriate moment, and then wander around looking for the next adventure. Now the experience feels increasingly divided into tiers. There are people who paid for the basic experience, people who paid for the faster experience, people who paid for early access, people who paid for exclusive experiences and, presumably, somewhere inside the castle, a family that paid enough money to have a Universal executive personally apologize when they encounter a line. I don’t begrudge anyone who wants to pay for those upgrades. If you have the money and it makes your vacation better, go for it. My problem is that the economics have changed enough that I no longer feel like the parks are a great value for someone like me. I’m just a middle-class guy who lives in Florida, and if Charise and I are going to spend serious money on a trip, I would rather put that money toward a cruise, a trip overseas, or somewhere I’ve never been. Spending several hundred dollars to spend nine hours at a theme park and experience a fraction of what it offers simply doesn’t have the same appeal anymore. SEPTEMBER 2026
That is a weird realization to have at 44. I grew up believing that living in Florida meant Disney and Universal were right there whenever I wanted a little bit of magic. Now I live here, they’re still right there, and I find myself thinking, “Eh, let’s look at cruise prices.” Maybe that’s adulthood. Maybe it’s inflation. Maybe it’s the inevitable result of turning every experience into a premium product with a base price, a convenience fee, and seventeen optional upgrades. The parks themselves aren’t the problem. In fact, they may be better than they have ever been. Epic Universe proved that to me repeatedly throughout the day, from the moment Monsters Unchained threw me into a battle with Universal’s classic monsters to the moment Charise and I ducked out of a thunderstorm and ended up with a caricature that now hangs in our home. I genuinely enjoyed the day, and that is what makes the larger issue so frustrating. The attractions convinced me that the hype was justified, while the cost of experiencing more of them convinced me that the hype wasn’t worth the price. isney and Universal are businesses, and businesses follow the money, especially when customers prove they are willing to pay it. But for those of us who remember when theme parks felt like an accessible part of living in Florida, there is something a little sad about watching the magic become another luxury product. Maybe that is simply the price of growing up, or maybe it is what happens when something designed to sell wonder becomes too focused on selling upgrades, access and convenience. For me, standing in line at Epic Universe and watching people who paid hundreds of dollars more breeze past us, I realized something I never expected to realize at 44 years old: that was the day the magic died.
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ometimes there’s no single explanation for the greatness of a wine. It’s a combination of many smaller things that make up the complete picture, and this is true of Cakebread Cellars. Founded back in 1973 by Jack and Delores Cakebread, this winery produces some of the best in the Napa Valley. One thing’s for sure: it takes a great team to make an exceptional wine, and Cakebread certainly has that. The love for producing wine is present in every glass. Since 2008 it has held the distinction of being a Napa Green-Certified Winery, the second winery ever to achieve the certification. They continue to practice sustainable farming and have received the respected certification every year since. I still remember years ago my wife’s first sip of the Cakebread Chardonnay. I knew by the satisfied look on her face that she was going to be a Cakebread fan forever. We recently enjoyed a bottle of the 2023 Napa Valley Chardonnay. This chardonnay was the very first wine created by the Cakebread family in 1973. We paired the wine with lobster risotto and roasted butternut squash with mascarpone and lemon, a recipe created by Cakebread’s own Culinary Director. As you know by now, I like to tinker in the kitchen and this dish is pure genius. Sharing each forkful of this meal with a sip of the Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay is an experience. The wine lives up to expectations with a bouquet of golden apple, Asian pear, ripe honeydew melon, subtle oak, and a hint of sweet coconut. The palate is explosive with rich tropical fruits and a long finish. Cakebread has a complete inventory of wines to enjoy with any meal. If you love wine like we do, then this winery will surely be one of your favorites. Cheers!
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LOBSTER RISOTTO WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH Serves 6
Ingredients
• 3 lobsters (about 1 1/4 lbs each) • salt • 4 cups butternut squash, peeled and diced • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 3 tablespoons butter • 1 large onion, minced • 1 1/2 cups Carnaroli or Arborio rice • 2 quarts lobster stock (not the cooking water) • 1/3 cup white wine • 1 cup mascarpone cheese • 1 lemon zest • 2 tablespoons chives, minced • 2 tablespoons chervil, picked
Risotto:
Directions Lobster:
Fill a large stock pot with 4-5 gallons of water, adding 1/2 cup of salt per gallon. Bring to boil and add lobsters. Return to boil, cook 12 minutes. Remove lobsters from water and place in an ice bath to stop cooking. When cooled, remove meat from the tail, claws and knuckles and dice. Save the shells for making stock.
Butternut Squash: Preheat oven to 375. Toss squash in the olive oil and season with salt. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until tender, about 20 minutes.
Saute the onion in butter in a wide-bottom pan. Add the rice and stir to thoroughly coat. Add two ladles of lobster stock and cook, stirring while the liquid is being absorbed by the rice. Continue adding the stock a couple of ladles at a time, stirring while the rice cooks and absorbs the broth. Cook until tender, about 18-20 minutes.
Assembly: Stir the white wine into the risotto. Add the mascarpone,squash, and lobster. Zest the lemon over the rice and stir in to incorporate. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt if necessary. Spoon into warm bowls and garnish with chives and chervil. Recipe courtesy of Cakebread Cellars
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If you could learn something new tomorrow, what would it be? I always wanted to learn to draw and paint by just looking at an object. That is a talent that has escaped me.
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I would learn something new about God. Each and every day I open up the Bible and learn something new that I can share with others.
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I would love to learn how to captain a large yacht.
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I would learn more about the fast-paced world of modern technology.
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With so many things in the universe still unknown to me, perhaps I would wish to learn to live with less sleep. This would allow me more time to read, ponder, listen and enjoy what lies beyond my life experiences.
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I would love to learn farming.
It would be wonderful to learn Photoshop and Lightroom. My friend would be so happy… he would no longer have to edit my photos!
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I would love to learn auto mechanics, buy a classic car, and know how to fix it up.
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FINDING THE IN LIVING BY BETH WALSH STEWART
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ach of us has had times in life when we were down in the dumps. At other times we have felt flat, like we had no emotion at all, and our personalities and outlooks were dull and lifeless. When a day like that strikes, we can let the discontent or the complacency lead the way or we can choose to rise above it. Often, it is a decision, nothing more. How do we want to feel? Don’t get me wrong. There are seasons in life when pain is overwhelming and we have to step back and feel its weight before we can let it go and move on. But there are the other times when how we feel becomes a choice. We can overcome them, but how? For many of us, trying to move from emotional darkness back into light is like trying to make lemonade out of lemons. It’s good in theory, but reality shows us that there are other ingredients
“For many of us, trying to move from emotional darkness back into light is like trying to make lemonade out of lemons. It’s good in theory, but reality shows us that there are other ingredients that are necessary if we’re going to make a palatable product” that are necessary if we’re going to make a palatable product. Is there an idea that could illuminate a dark day so we can face the world in a positive frame of mind instead of one of defeat? There are those who have success in this area of living life on life’s terms. We all know somebody who always seems to carry light into the world. These special people emanate joy in a world riddled with sorrow. They seem to be at peace in the midst of storms. Some have the natural ability to heal the emotionally wounded and carry burdens for those in need. What can we learn from their approach to life? Beth Walsh Stewart, MTh, is the Creator of BethWe, the nonprofit that was the impetus for this work. Dedicated to rescuing the stragglers lost in the shadows of the road of life, Beth is best-known for her Good Seed Podcasts, 12-Step seminars, weekly blogs, g.o.d. speaks books, and uplifting workshops. Beth lives by this motto: I have been called to help my brother find his authentic self and his God, and I best accomplish this end by sharing my pursuit of the same. SEPTEMBER 2026
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The number one trait you’ll see in these folks is brotherly love. And this sublime characteristic is even more effective because it is closely followed by willingness to act. Together, LOVE and WILLINGNESS produce the desired effect we seek. It is no secret that these special people actively work against pride and self-centeredness. Their actions create a positive ambience in which they live day in and day out, and the world around them is notably affected. Love and willingness can change lives. People who exhibit these traits are connectors. They bring hope to minds filled with despair. They confront tough situations with gentle questions and focused listening. Their interactions help others find solutions and consider change. The downtrodden are animated; the joy of living erupts where monotony once reigned. These connectors invite happiness and hope to self-pity parties. There is no campaign in their agenda, only the desire to love where love is needed. ave you ever thought about what the consequences of this type of lifestyle would be? One would think that the connector might list weariness as a way of life, but that isn’t the case. Looking in on the lifestyles of these attractors, we see that their side benefits are significant. Connectors automatically seem to be surrounded with delight and faith themselves. Their affirmative action seems to generate the joy of living, not tedious exhaustion. It’s available for all of us. Again, it is a choice. Next time we feel down in the dumps, let’s try reaching out to help someone else. They joy we create will come back to us tenfold.
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t is easy to spend much of your time beating up on yourself for past mistakes and what you will do tomorrow. You analyze that relationship that failed and relentlessly review all the things you did wrong, or you look at that business decision that will cost you so much and dwell on the things you could have done better. Once and for all, stop being so hard on yourself. You are a human being, and human beings have been designed to make mistakes. The person who never made a mistake never made anything. As long you don’t keep making the same errors and you have good judgment to let your past serve you, you will be on the right track. Accept your mistakes and move on. Take one day at a time. As Mark Twain wrote, “We “The person who should be careful to get out of never made a an experience only the wisdom mistake never that is in it - and stop there; lest made anything.” we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. It will never sit down on a hot stove lid again, and that is well, but also it will never sit down on a cold one anymore.” Coming to the realization that everyone makes mistakes and that they are essential to growth and progress is liberating. You can never be perfect. Only God is perfect. Abandon the need to be perfect and adopt a saner way of viewing your life. Be humble as Jesus teaches. Repent of your sins but move on. Don’t fret or fuss about the future. It is in God’s hands. Only then can you begin to flow through life the way a mountain stream flows through a leafy forest, powerfully yet gracefully. Then and only then, can you be at peace with yourself. Be patient, and put all your cares in God’s hands. Tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough problems of its own. SEPTEMBER 2026
There’s Hope Even with all that is happening in the world today and in our personal lives, there is still hope. Hebrews 6:17-19 states that hope is the anchor of our soul. Hope is steady, steadfast and sure. We can have confidence and great expectations that God’s Word will give us comfort and strength. Romans 8:24;15:4 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 Ephesians 2:12 Put your trust in God and His Word. He is faithful and trustworthy.
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