enjoying a green tea at Kafe Bona at the Tulsa Riverwalk

*�For whoever finds wisdom finds life and receives favor from the Lord** �
Pr 8:35*

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*The story is told of a wise old Chinese woodcutter who lived on the
troubled Mongolian border. One day his favorite horse, a beautiful white
mare, ran away and ended up on the wrong side of the border, where she was
seized by the enemy. The woodcutter�s friends all came to commiserate with
him over this bad news.

�How do you know it�s bad news?� he asked. �It might be good news.�

A week later, the mare returned�alongside a beautiful stallion. The man�s
friends came again, this time to congratulate him on the good news of this
new addition to his herd.

�How do you know it�s good news?� he asked. �It might be bad news.�

The next day, the woodcutter�s only son decided to try the stallion. It
threw him, and he broke his leg. The friends paid another visit: �We�re so
sorry about this bad news,� they said. To which the man replied, �How do you
know it�s bad news? It might be good news.�

Within a month, war broke out between China and Mongolia. Chinese recruiters
came through the area, pressing all the young men into the army. They all
perished, except for the woodcutter�s son. He couldn�t go off to war because
- you guessed it – his leg was broken.

�You see,� the wise old woodcutter told his friends, �the things you
considered good were actually bad, and the things that seemed bad were
actually good.�

Life is like that isn�t it. In the words of that great philosopher Forrest
Gump, �Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you�re gonna
get.� Would you agree that a lot of times it�s hard to be sure which end is
up? The Bible explains that recognizing life is full of enigmas and learning
to depend on God, who possesses all knowledge, is *wisdom*.

Victim of a series of devastating defeats in his career, in all probability
Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen would have tossed in the towel long before
he won the gold medal in 1994 had he not learned to keep defeat in
perspective. Competing in the youth national skating championships at the
age of nine, Jansen was positioned to take the title when, rounding a turn,
he tripped on a lane marker costing him the victory.

Devastated, Jansen cried the entire drive home, six hours. When they finally
pulled into their driveway, his dad, who had said nothing about the loss
until then, passed on a bit of insight that has stuck with Jansen ever
since: �You know, Dan, there�s more to life than skating around in a
circle.�

Tough words from a father to a heartbroken son, but his dad�s broader
perspective was just what the younger Jansen needed to successfully navigate
the fierce storms of competition that lay ahead. Similarly, God offers his
perfect and all-knowing wisdom, his broader perspective, to help us
successfully navigate the fierce storms of life. It�s little wonder today�s
proverb says that to find God�s wisdom�which, by the way, God offers free of
charge on the pages of the Bible – is to find life and receive God�s favor.

*Adapted from *Searching for Heaven on Earth* by David Jeremiah

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Today is the day of the Tulsa River Parks Authority River Rush Festival to
raise money and showcase Tulsa River parks improvements. The gala dinner
starts at 6 PM tonight and the concert starts at 9 PM at the BOK center. for
concert tickets visit www.bokcenter.com*

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http://ping.fm/p/qrIVj – Great ShoBox boxing tonight in Newkirk, Oklahoma

Just finished dining on a frog leg at the First Council Casino in Newkirk,
Oklahoma before the Alan Greene boxing match.

Enjoying Carol Weisman, author of Turning Board Members into Fundraising
Superheroes at a breakfast sponsored by the Schusterman Foundation in Tulsa.

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