Encouragement is something that doesn’t cost anything to give yet the outcome is priceless! -May Hill Encouragement What a good word: encouragement. I could list various definitions. Instead, I’ll do what I do (and love) best. I’ll tell a story: The 1936 Berlin Olympics are among the most famous Olympiads of the 20th century. Its location was Germany Its …
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A Note from Curt: As long as I’m alive, I will tell the story of Sgt. Leroy Johnson. It’s a story worth telling, worth passing on. We need to be reminded that freedom is never free. It’s important to remember stories of heroes who paid with their lives for our American freedom. There is no better example of …
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Plowing and The Harvest. Enjoy the audio of this story. 1. Be Curious. 2. Be Amazed. 3. Tell about it. I get in lots of trouble being curious. But I also learn so much. The best stories begin with a simple question, “I noticed you . . .” Most folks are more than happy to share their story. …
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Sleeping on the Ground When you sleep on the ground With the stars in your face, You can feel the full-length Of the beauty and grace. -Dan Fogelberg “The Wild Places” I’ve just spent the last two nights sleeping on the ground under the stars. One night was on a bicycle trip on the Tammany Trace Trail. …
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When a leader loses their way. It’s one of the saddest things to witness, A leader losing her way. Leaving her moral compass and taking her eye off the ball. I’m using the feminine pronoun today as a reminder that off-center leadership isn’t gender-related. Losing your way creates a train wreck that compromises the leader, normally leading to a …
Read More »Proverbs 11 for August 11: Humility “When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2 NKJV How to prevent pride? Realize with gratitude that everything you have comes from God. How to develop humility: “Lord, you’ve given me so much. I ask for one more thing: a sense of gratitude.” www.creekbank.net sign up for …
Read More »A believer should be the hardest worker on the team. “Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.” 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/1th.4.11-12.NLT
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Monday, July 29: It’s a Big Writing Day at the Creekbank. Follow this post as I add photos and text. We’ll be blogging throughout the day as I work on our upcoming short story collection, Where I Come From. We’re shooting for a release date of Black Friday 2024. There’s an adage in writing, “A book needs friends before it …
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A Tabernacle Prayer A word from Curt You can’t understand me unless you have insight into how Dry Creek Baptist Camp has shaped my life. I got my first job there at age 13. I was in charge of picking up glass Coke bottles on the grounds for deposit return. After that summer, they couldn’t run me off. I’ve …
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What Really Matters: My Life Statement Scroll down for an expanded version of My Life Statement As of Monday, July 22, 2024 Throughout my adult life, I’ve kept a journal of my priorities, which I call “My Life Statement.” I’m sharing them to encourage you to develop your own statement. Make it personal. Write it down. Do it now. …
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Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller