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Is It Too Noisy to Think?
We live in a noisy world. Some of the noise we can’t help, especially if we live in a city. There’s the bustle of traffic, a neighbor’s loud stereo, sirens. In the office, it may be a co-worker’s talking on … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Encouragement, Growth, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, simple living, spirituality
Tagged canoe, noise, peace, silence, silent, think, thinking
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End Your Day on a Good Note
Too many people end their day in the same way they began it: rushed and hurried, anxious and worried. Think about it: it’s a cultural norm to wake up to an alarm clock or some song on the phone. And … Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, Culture, Daily Life, home, Job, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, simple living
Tagged anxiety, corporate, cultural norm, day, job, life, work, worry
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The One Time It’s Good to Feel Small
Nobody likes feeling small — that feeling caused when one person lords him or herself over another. Or — something good, ordinary people feel every day — that helpless feeling we get after reading the paper, scrolling through social media, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, God, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, painting, spirituality
Tagged God, power, serenity, small
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God Wants Us to Be Children, Not Stuffy, Boring, Arrogant Grown-ups
Children are fascinating. Oh, I know — kids are messy, noisy, disruptive. They break things, fall down and cry, tease one another, and chase any sensible cat or dog from the room simply by walking into it. But they are … Continue reading
Posted in children, Christian, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, God, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged beliefs, children, dreams, God, hopes, thoughts
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Think Like a Child
Do you remember how you used to think as a child? Most of us don’t. Inoculated by the education and entertainment industries, we learned — while still far too young – to prize being cool over being honest. More important … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, children, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith
Tagged child, God, play, pretend, TV
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Is Anyone Interested in a Little Privacy?
Mother’s Day was brutal. Not because it was a bad one at our house — it was wonderful, filled with warmth and family and love, elements that make every day, and every holiday, special. No, it was the posts streaming … Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Family, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, simple living, Social Media
Tagged Facebook, mother, posts, privacy, Social Media, special
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Mind Control: The More You Read and Question, the Less It Happens
It’s easier to sit through a mindless movie than slog through a bad book. After all, most movies and TV shows demand little active brain involvement, so it’s possible (desirable, actually, from the perspective of the Media Myth Makers) to … Continue reading
Posted in america, books, Christian, Daily Life, Faith, Family, fine art, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, mass media, Politics, reading, self-improvement, simple living
Tagged alone, book, media, movie, myth, read, reading, think
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Skip the Trends and Be Yourself
For a nation that considers itself filled with maverick individuals, the U.S.A. is increasingly a land of followers: we follow the leader, we follow fashions, we follow The Influencers, we follow trends. And in doing so — coolly repeating lines … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Faith, Family, God, mass media, media, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged follow, glasses, influencers, movies, thinking, trend, TV
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Why Do I Ask but Don’t Receive?
Christ’s words are challenging for us to believe, as is evidenced by the number of sermons attempting to explain away statements that seem fairly straightforward, like, ask and it will be given to you; or, don’t be anxious about what … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Daily Life, Faith, God, inspirational, Relationships, religion, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged ask, Christ, Christianity, God, Jesus, prayer
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Church Christianity: Teaching Two Things That Can’t Be Simultaneously True
For years I struggled to believe two opposite statements that cannot possibly be true at the same time. But because they are standard teaching in evangelical church Christianity, and since for too long I believed that these statements reflect what … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Christian, church, Faith, God, Relationships, religion, spirituality
Tagged church, father, God, Gospels, Jesus, teaching
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