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Anger Management
We are deliberately being baited, by the news and politicians, into a state of anger and fear. Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, Current Events, Daily Life, health, inspirational, Lifestyle, Politics, self-improvement, simple living, Social Media, success
Tagged anger, emotions, media, news, solutions, wisdom
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Freedom Isn’t a “Want.” It’s a Need.
There are a lot of things we want in life, and few things we actually need. Which is not to say that what we want isn’t important: it is. And be assured that as time goes by and the billionaires … Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, Current Events, Daily Life, Family, inspirational, Lifestyle, self-improvement, spirituality, thinking
Tagged family, freedom, life, magical, news, peace
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Finding Truth in a World of Questionable Facts
The challenge of living in an information society is sifting through the facts and determining what is true and what is false. Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, Culture, Current Events, Encouragement, Faith, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, media, Politics, self-improvement, Uncategorized
Tagged disinformation, information, mass media, media, news, questioning, truth
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We Learn More from a Dead Leaf Than from Our Smart Phone
Do we think when we access information from our phones? Or do we merely accept the informational food we are fed? Continue reading
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Tagged leaf, news, phone, smart, thinking, trusted
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We Need Time to Think
We are bombarded with information, and it’s difficult to know how to sort it all out. To do so, we need time away from the noise and chatter, time in a place of silence where we can think. Continue reading
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Tagged calm, deep thinking, media, news, thinking
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Fear Blocks Our Ability to Think
Fear and facts do not necessarily go together. Before we fall into the first, we want to make sure that we’ve taken time — in a silent, peaceful setting away from noise and chatter — to think about, question, and analyze the latter. Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, News, self-improvement, thinking, Uncategorized, wisdom
Tagged calm, fear, news, peace, think
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Are We Truly a Divided People?
We are an agitated people. Surrounded by media, saturated with “news,” inundated by commentary and analysis, we begin and end and live our days in an atmosphere of fear and anxiety, us versus them, right versus left, and this right … Continue reading
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Tagged complex, fear, hate, news, right, thinking
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Fomenting Hate Divides Us — and Divided, We Are Weak
“From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.” (Luke 12:52) I was chatting with a Millennial the other day. Millennials, if you haven’t noticed, are popular in corporatized America. This group of people … Continue reading
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Tagged america, Christianity, generation gap, God, hate, Millennial, movies, news, TV
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Fox, Facebook, Fear and Freedom — Go For Door Number 4
Christians are some of the most fearful people I know. Well, let me rephrase that: people who call themselves Christians, judge their spirituality by church attendance, and rely upon Facebook postings and Fox News for keeping up on what’s happening … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Facebook, fear, Fox, news
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Why Are Christians Panicking?
Like various government, corporate, and financial agencies, I scroll through Facebook to get an idea of how the populace is thinking, and the other day someone posted a video clip of Air Force Lt. General McInerney — somber, serious, and very … Continue reading
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