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Quiet People Have a Lot to Say
Just because you’re quiet doesn’t mean that you don’t have much to say. The noisy people won’t hear, generally because they’re not listening. Continue reading
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Tagged aggressive, chicken, leaders, quiet, recalcitrant, thoughtful
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Kicked out of the Group? Take Time to Think
It’s difficult to think deep, serious, life changing thoughts in the middle of a rock concert. Obviously, rock concerts aren’t set up for deep thinking and meditation — so why try? But, in a sense, we do. In the American … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, church, group, parking lot, think
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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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Feel Like a Loser? You’re on Facebook Too Much
Frequently, we joke about things that actually matter to us. Perhaps this is because we are insecure with our ability to make sound judgment, based upon our intellect, acumen, and instinct. After all, we are trained from the cradle — … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, God, parenting
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Breathing the Same Air as God
In our latter days of church attendance, we encountered the Michael W. Smith song, “Breathe,” in which the lyrics state, “This is the air I breathe. “This is the air I breathe. “Your holy presence living in me.” The chorus … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christian, church, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Faith, Family, Growth, home, Life, Lifestyle, painting, prayer, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged AWANA, Breathe, Christianity, church, commonsense, God, Michael W. Smith
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Christians: We Are Family, Not Employees
Once a month or so I pass by this church with a dreadful LED sign: “COME TO ME!” it blares in red, “AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST! “MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M. “ADULT & CHLDRNS STUDYTIME 9:30 A.M.” For … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Christianity, church, corporate, God
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Lessons from a Demented Cat: God’s Love
The great thing about having children is that, even when they leave home, they never really do, especially if they live in an apartment that doesn’t allow animals, and they insist upon getting a cat. Such is the saga at … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, Christianity, faith, fear, God, love
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3 New Year’s Resolutions for Christians
The problem with New Year’s resolutions isn’t that they’re easy to make and difficult to keep — which is true on both counts — it’s that we feel like such failures when we fall, and give up, mid-February, on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, God, New Year, prayer, resolution
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Dumbed Down Bible Studies — Give ‘Em a Pass
Flattery is a remarkable weapon. Though I’m not a Bible Study Group girl, someone almost caught me years ago by commenting, “You’re smart.” Got my attention, that did. “I think you’d do great in our Bible Study for Intelligent People … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible study, Christianity, nostalgia, phonograph, smart, Steve Henderson, study
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