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Continue reading →: An Alternative Approach to Advent
“The depravity of [humankind] is at once the most empirically verifiable reality but at the same time the most intellectually resisted fact.” – Malcolm Muggeridge The themes of the four Sundays of Advent in the medieval church were death, judgment, heaven, and hell. The last Sunday before Christmas Eve, worshipers…
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Continue reading →: Run Away!
“It is far better to avoid sin in the first place than to struggle to overcome its consequences.” – Tony Evans Imagine an animal you fear, perhaps a rattlesnake or a large spider. What if you were on safari and you faced an angry rhinoceros?! What would you do if…
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Continue reading →: What’s On the Inside?
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” – Duke Ellington Imagine you’re holding a cup of coffee when someone bumps into you, causing you to spill some. I realize for some of you losing any of your morning coffee is a triggering, painful prospect, but bear…
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Continue reading →: Climbing the Mount of Transformation
“Spiritual formation is a process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others.” — M. Robert Mulholland Climbing Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, is a daunting and challenging task. Climbers face the dangers of sub-zero temperatures, high winds, and a low oxygen environment. The…
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Continue reading →: Symphony for a Broken Orchestra
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe Hundreds of broken instruments sat in storage in the Philadelphia public schools. Due to tight budgets, the school district couldn’t afford repairs. Broken trumpets, worn-out violins, cellos in multiple pieces, all silently set aside, awaiting…
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Continue reading →: The Butterfly Effect
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill Edward Lorenz is credited with discovering what has become known as the “Butterfly Effect.” He was running a computer program that predicted the weather, when he rounded a number, deleting the thousandths part of…
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Continue reading →: Bitter or Better?
“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstances but by our disposition.” – Martha Washington Tal Ben-Shahar got kicked out of a Ph.D. program…
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Continue reading →: Pasta, Forgiveness, and Second Chances
“I believe in the forgiveness of sins and the redemption of ignorance.” – Adlai E. Stevenson Three American college students studying in Italy decided to do their own cooking one day. They purchased pasta from the local market, took it home, and commenced cooking. I’m not sure how long the…
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Continue reading →: A Pilgrim’s Progress in the Holy Land, II
Friday, April 13, 2018 – Day Three We opened the morning on the bus with a devotional which I led based on Genesis 12:1-2 which relates the story of God calling Abram to leave his homeland to go to a land that God will show him, Canaan, what we today…
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Continue reading →: A Pilgrim’s Progress in the Holy Land
Day One & Two We arrived at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport a little after 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11. The flight over was a bit of a challenge, even though it was comfortable, a Boeing 777-200, the flight time made it difficult to sleep. So most of us…
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I’m Chris
Welcome to Flourishing Life, a space designed to help you pursue the abundant life God offers everyone. Jesus said in John 10:10, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (ESV). I’m convinced God created the world for flourishing human life. However, we’ve all contributed to the brokenness in the world and our own lives. Many don’t even realize a better way is possible. My hope for this blog is that you’ll discover the life God has always intended for you, the ones you love, and the world.
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