Exceptions, Not Excuses

Every year, falling leaves and falling temperatures remind us we are just a few days away from Thanksgiving, when our refrigerators are decorated with hand-traced turkeys from the kids and grandkids. And we remember the brave journey pilgrims dared across the seemingly endless Atlantic Ocean aboard the 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 and the . . . 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙?  Enjoy this episode to hear the story.   For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

I only missed the school bus once in my life. That was enough. We were only halfway up our quarter-mile-long driveway when the bus stopped, opened the doors, closed the doors, and then pulled away. Enjoy this episode to hear the stories.   For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

When people speed by me or cut me off in traffic in St. Louis, I sometimes wonder if they are racing to the hospital to the deliver a baby. Maybe, but probably not. Those are the exceptions, not excuses. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

I got my first church job when I was around eight or nine years old. I was excited to get in the pulpit and do the work of God, but my pastor had something else in mind. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

We walked into the arena where the Orlando Magic played, read the graduation program, and realized there were over seven hundred graduates on that Saturday. We should have packed a lunch. But it was well worth it to hear their individual names and to cheer as if they were running their last lap in the Olympics. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

Some numbers are famous. The all-star 3.14 is the beginning of an endless march of digits mathematicians call "pi." March 14 is one of my favorite holidays because it is Pi Day, giving everyone license to enjoy pie without judgment. Another number we need to know is 3/168. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

Before Moses signed the scroll of Leviticus and rolled it up, he reminded Israel of a principle God reminded Moses: We are stewards because every good gift we have comes from God. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

I got roped in again. After I said yes to a salesman's sales pitch, I found myself sentenced to a 120-minute, high-pressure timeshare presentation. My seemingly harmless, inexpensive $199 yes came with it thirty-six lines of fine print. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

One Sunday, Mahatma Gandhi made his way to a Christian church to hear more about the Jesus he had already heard a little about. Gandhi loved some of Jesus' teachings and considered following Him. Would Gandhi become one of Christianity's strongest voices? Only history would tell what happened that one Sunday in Calcutta. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.

Every midnight, God refills our gift card with 1,440 minutes. We choose how to spend them, but once we spend them, they're gone. We'll never get another chance to spend the same day twice. May God help us to spend our days wisely: to glorify Him and make disciples for Him. Enjoy this episode to hear that story.    For more podcasts and books from LJ and Andrea Harry, visit linktr.ee/ljandandrea. To follow LJ on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/lj.harry.