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Category Archives: Faith
Compassion and Pride Don’t Mix
The people who, theoretically, are supposed to show compassion, too often don’t. And that is wrenchingly sad. Against all my better instincts, I wandered around a locally-based social media page, one that extols itself for “speaking the truth, and proud … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, america, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, God, Growth, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged compassion, grace, job, love, pride, traveler
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Is It Impossible? Maybe Not.
By what age do we stop believing in six impossible things before breakfast? I’m not sure, but I do know that too many of us have not only stopped believing in, and reaching for, impossible things. We also give up … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, prayer, self-improvement, success, thinking
Tagged believe, child, dreams, friend, goals, impossible, Santa
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God Made the Boat. You’re the Boat. God’s Not Going to Burn up the Boat.
The American Evangelical “Christian” church has much to answer for in people’s confusion about God. After all, their central tenet is this: God made you. You’re a sinner. Because God is perfect and you’re a sinner, He can’t stand you … Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, Christian, church, Culture, Encouragement, Faith, God, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged boat, captain, Christianity, evangelical, God
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Sunlight: Still Free, Still Available to All of Us
Sunlight is a gift given to all life on the planet. So far, the few humans whose goal is to own everything, control everything, and take everything from everyone else, haven’t managed to limit the supply of sunlight, package it … Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, inspirational, Life, self-improvement, simple living, spirituality
Tagged darkness, light, sunlight, truth
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Choose Wisely Who Influences You
I remember the first time I ran into the word, “Influencers.” Something about it provoked a reaction of distaste, this idea that some complete stranger expected to shape the minds, beliefs, development, and character of others simply because they spoke … Continue reading
Posted in america, Business, church, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, spirituality, success, Work
Tagged honest, influencer, question, read, reading, think
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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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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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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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