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"Aggie has hair that goes off and on,” my granddaughter, Sabria, tells me this as I’m changing clothes in her great-grandmother’s guest room.  “Want to see?” She takes me by the hand and leads me to the closet in the other room.  I never knew Aggie had a wig.  Kids uncover all the best secrets.

Our title is found in Luke 18:13. In this text, we read a parable the Lord spoke to those who “trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others” (Lk. 18:9). This parable was about a Pharisee and publican (tax collector) who went to the Temple to pray to God (Lk. 18:10-13). The Pharisee spoke to God as if bragging about how great he was, but the publican merely said, “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Christ said that the publican was the one who was justified rather than the Pharisee (Lk. 18:14).

PLEASE HOLD:  I would venture a guess that at least 95% of us whom are old enough to interact with others on a business level of some kind, which involves a telephone conversation, has heard the phrase, “Please hold” on more than a few occasions. Now, if you are lucky enough to actually be already talking to a human being, then you probably said, “sure” when they asked if you could hold while they looked up some pertinent or relevant information.

The word “Just” is used 80 times in the Bible. The word “Justice” is used only 29 times in the Bible.  To me it doesn’t take rocket science to understand that Bible deems “Just”, to outweigh the word “Justice”.

When the Kentucky County was divided by Virginia into 3 counties in 1780 what is now Bullitt County was a part of Jefferson County. In 1785 Nelson County was created out of Jefferson County. It lay south of the Salt River and included part of today's Bullitt County.
In 1792, Shelby County was created out of Jefferson County. In that same year, Hardin and Washington counties were created out of Nelson County.

Our title is found in Luke 18:13. In this text, we read a parable the Lord spoke to those who “trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others” (Lk. 18:9). This parable was about a Pharisee and publican (tax collector) who went to the Temple to pray to God (Lk. 18:10-13). The Pharisee spoke to God as if bragging about how great he was, but the publican merely said, “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Christ said that the publican was the one who was justified rather than the Pharisee (Lk. 18:14).

As schools begin to reopen, I’ve been thinking about learning. Someone said, “Learning can be defined as a process through which people acquire new knowledge, skills, or attitudes as a result of some type of study or experience. Learning occurs over time and should be considered a lifelong process or experience” (http://web.stanford.edu/group/SLIP/TIPS/Teaching.html). Learning can occur anywhere about anything.

 ENOUGH ISN'T ENOUGH- Most of us have heard the expression, “enough is enough,” haven't we? It is said in reference to dealing with a barely tolerable situation for enough time that we get, “fed up,” we reach a saturation level where we can not tolerate even a trifle more, so we are fully ready to walk away. It has happened to all of us at some point in our lives, in instances such as a hostile work environment or unhealthy relationships or being in situations which actually go against your core values or deeply held beliefs which, if denied, would mean giving up on what makes you, you.

Years ago, when our business was new, I sat in the seat of a muscle car and turned the key.  The engine roared to life.  I waited as our friend and business partner, Greg, checked the transmission fluid and closed the hood.  “Pull it out,” he said.

Some have the idea that if a person is opposed to drinking alcohol, and is opposed to the sale of alcohol, then this person has “twisted religious beliefs.” I wonder why people would say such a thing? I ask this question because …