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Continue reading →: Can You Hear God?
"I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room." – Blaise Pascal Most of us are constantly surrounded by and involved in busyness and noise. We’re creatures of habit who must stay busy in order to maintain a sense of…
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Continue reading →: Positive in a Negative World
“When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.” – Samuel Goldwyn Be a positive person in a negative world. Negativity seems to be the Modus operandi of many of us. I see it in parenting, in managing businesses, and even in the church. What is it…
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Continue reading →: Happy Birthday, Mom!
“Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Jack Benny Seventy years ago, today, a little girl baby was born to George and Lillian Welch at St. Joseph Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. When this little girl grew to the ripe old…
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Continue reading →: Olympic Lesson
“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith.” – Author Unknown Ginny Thrasher was a figure skater. She practiced and practiced and worked and worked, but never attained much success on the ice. During her freshman…
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Continue reading →: Election Reflection
“A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.” – James Freeman Clarke As campaign season ramps up with the major party conventions this week and next, you’re likely in one of two camps. The first camp is made up of those who are already weary…
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Continue reading →: Holiday Road
“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it.” – Robert Orben How does your family take vacations? If you’re a dad, are you one of the dads who tells the kids, “We’re starting with empty bladders and a full tank of gas and we’re not…
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Continue reading →: Who’s In Control?
“If you do not believe that control is a major issue in your life, study the ways you respond when someone or something disrupts your plan for the day.” – M. Robert Mulholland We are creatures who crave control. We’re brought up believing that the more education we receive, the…
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Continue reading →: Challenges and Choices
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey Tom Schumm claims that brain cancer is the best thing that ever happened to him. In 2002, just five months after he was married, he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He…
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Continue reading →: Shhhhhh!
"I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having remained silent.” Abba Arsenius I had the opportunity and pleasure of spending two weeks in the desert. The desert is a sparsely populated place. There isn’t much water in the desert, so there aren’t many people there. Where they…
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Continue reading →: What If?
“Nobody has things just as he would like them. The thing to do is to make a success with what material I have. It is a sheer waste of time and soulpower to imagine what I would do if things were different.” – Dr. Frank Crane “If only…” “What if…”How much…
Hello,
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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