What Is Truth?

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How can you be sure when it comes to spiritual matters that what you believe is the truth?  Lots of people allow the packaging and presentation to convince them that what they are hearing is indeed the truth.

In this short podcast (10:37) I talk about how you can absolutely know whether something is true or not.

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Don’t Quit

Here is a video I posted a couple of years ago on the site, “Enriching Your Life Now.” It’s called, Don’t Quit.”

Even though over the years a number of people have claimed ownership of the poem and some have even claimed to have written it themselves, the author of this poem is unknown.

I haven’t been able to find a video that includes the entire poem, so below the video player I typed up the entire poem.

Enjoy, and, don’t quit!

Here is the original poem in it’s entirety:

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out–
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

– Author unknown

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Around The World

The Stats

I publish this blog from here in the United States. And according to some statistics that I looked at recently, there are people all over the world who are enjoying the blog.

I’m grateful for all who visit this site.  But I wanted to say a special, “Thank You,” to those outside of the U.S. who are enjoying Confidence And Joy.

In case you are curious, here are the top 10 countries visiting this blog:

1. United States
2. Netherlands
3. Spain
4. Great Britain
5. Canada
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Russian Federation
8. Germany
9. Belarus
10. Nigeria

Victory Square - Minsk


Belarus

If you are not familiar with Belarus, according to what I found online, it is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

Horses grazing in Minsk province

Horses grazing Minsk province

It is bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.

Its capital is Minsk. It is a country of approximately 80,000 square miles with a population of around 10 million.

From what I read, Belarus has historically leaned to different religions, mostly Orthodox,

The Resurrection Church of Brest is the largest church in Belarus. Over 5000 people can attend services

Catholicism (mostly in western regions), different denominations of Protestantism (especially during the time of union with Protestant Sweden).

Sizable minorities practice Judaism and other religions. Many Belarusians converted to the Russian Orthodox Church after Belarus was annexed by Russia after the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. As a consequence, the Russian Orthodox Church now has more members than other denominations.

There are many other countries as well.  Perhaps from time to time I will post the “Top 10,” just for fun.

To all in Belarus, and all over the world, thanks for visiting Confidence And Joy.

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How About Some Pizza?

Last week at the office at my day job, an employee from a popular Pizza chain down the street stopped in. He gave us coupons for special deals for pizza. He was hitting all the business in the neighborhood.

Yesterday, a couple of employees from a not so popular pizza joint walked in with four small pizzas. They told us about their “great deals” and then asked if we wanted to buy some of their pizzas that they said were hot and fresh.

Have You Noticed?

Have you noticed that a number of businesses are doing a lot more to drum up business in these shaky economic times?  Many are doing things they never had to do before to stay in business.

Some are offering some really good deals.  Others have really kicked their “friendly service” up several notches. Still others are thinking outside of the “nine dots” and finding new ways to reach customers.

Perhaps this is something good coming out of these troubled times.  Maybe these are things that people used to do, but just got comfortable and lazy.  Business was decent and they didn’t need to put forth those kinds of efforts.

Expanded Thinking

The fact is that many people are realizing in one way or another that they do need to expand their thinking.  And, after all, this is America, and thank God we still have some freedom to do some of these things.

There are those who are searching for viable ways to sustain their income by looking into alternate means, such as home businesses.  Statistics are showing that working from home is continuing to increase in popularity. With the volatile workplace environment, many are looking at those avenues as a more secure means of earning the income they need.

God, I Need Help!

If you have read the Bible at all, then you know that God is certainly not confined to the “nine dots.”  Many times He has provided solutions that no one would have even thought about.  Do you believe that asking for His guidance and help in your endeavors can be rewarding?

But, make sure that if you do ask that you are ready to roll up your sleeves and put some effort into what you do.  Our loving heavenly Father is always able and willing to do His part.  But we must be ready to do our part.

Michael A. Verdicchio

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Who’s On Your List?

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In this short podcast (8:06)  I ask you to write down some names.  I’ve done this simple exercise before while teaching live.  I think it will still make the point doing it here on the blog.

Grab a pen and paper.  Oh, and by the way, this may shock you!  Hope not, but it just might!

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The Stethoscope

My friend, Dave, sent me a link to the video below.  He thought its was pretty cool and so do I.

Take a couple of minutes and watch and see if you think it’s cool too.

It’s called, “The Stethoscope.”

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Jesus And SB 1070

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I can’t believe what I heard a preacher say yesterday in reference to SB 1070, the new law here in Arizona that takes effect tomorrow.

You know this is not a political blog, but wait till you hear what I heard.

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How To Build Trust In God

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I’m catching a flight back home in about 3 hours, but I wanted to get this posted now.  Why?

The topic of trusting God is so often misunderstood.  And, in the days we are living in it is very critical that you understand what it means to really trust God.

The information in this podcast is very timely, very practical, and applying it could change your life.  In other words, this is a big deal!

Discover in this podcast (23:27) how to build your trust in God, from a biblical perspective.  Find out if you have been relying on misconceptions.  Get the solid information that you need to trust God regardless of the uncertainty of our times.

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Two Wolves

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Truth is truth; it doesn’t change.  But there are many ways or methods to convey things that are true.

In this short podcast (3:10) listen to a simple story that makes clear one of life’s biggest truths.

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Are You The Legs?

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I was talking to a friend of mine recently who told me that he was the legs in a certain situation.  Actually we were talking about trusting God.

Discover in this short podcast (3:30) what your responsibility is while you are trusting God and expecting help from Him.

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