by Emlee Taylor | Feb 26, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
We’ve all seen the motivational posters posted around schools or our doctor’s offices: At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And with steam, you can power a train. One extra degree makes all the difference. This...
by Emlee Taylor | Feb 19, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
I absolutely love Pinterest! I was a Pinterest-er even as a child—cutting out magazine pictures and pasting them into various notebooks when I was really small, before graduating to file folders when I became a young adult—stuffed full of ideas that I was sure I would...
by Emlee Taylor | Feb 12, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
This last week, as I continued this journey of learning more about the parable of the Good Samaritan, I researched Jericho Road itself. The more I learned, the more I realized that Jericho Road can so easily be a metaphor for our own lives! I learned that Jericho Road...
by Emlee Taylor | Feb 7, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
Yesterday, as I drove a friend to and from getting minor surgery, Christine shared with me a struggle she’s been having at work. She has a co-worker who has constantly been mean to her—unkind remarks, purposefully knocking over her paperwork—just generally unpleasant....
by Emlee Taylor | Jan 29, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
After writing last week, I felt a desire to do something MORE than just little acts of service as I go about my day—I want to make a bigger impact. So, this week, I re-committed to making a bigger effort to serve. I wish I could give the source for the following...
by Emlee Taylor | Jan 22, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
Martin Luther King, Jr. is quoted as saying, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” This journey of mine, to really focus my life on living as the Good Samaritan, has opened my eyes to a whole new level of “doing for others”....
