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Continue reading →: Re•forming Church: Faith Alone
“Now I should like to know whether your soul, tired of its own righteousness, is learning to be revived by and to trust in the righteousness of Christ.” – Martin Luther In honor of the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation I offer these devotional thoughts on “Faith Alone.” There…
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Continue reading →: Re•forming Church: Scripture Alone
“The difference between us and the papists is that they do not think that the church can be 'the pillar of the truth' unless she presides over the word of God. We, on the other hand, assert that it is because she reverently subjects herself to the word of God…
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Continue reading →: Who Are Your Friends?
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas Facebook “friends” aren’t necessarily friends, at least according to a court ruling in Florida. An appeals court in Miami ruled that Judge Beatrice Butchko need not recuse herself from a case because an attorney…
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Continue reading →: Distracted?
Photo by Andrew Kow on Unsplash “By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.” – Christopher Columbus A man riding a scooter in the southwest Chinese city of Beihai had a rude awakening last month. He was traveling along, minding his…
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Continue reading →: What Are You Trusting?
Photo – U.S. Coast Guard “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” – Corrie Ten Boom The Coast Guard Station in Juneau, Alaska, picked up a 32-year-old man in Gastineau Channel on June 7, 2017. He was attempting to cross the channel in an inflatable…
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Continue reading →: Team
“Teamwork is less me and more we.” – Anonymous In June, Ryan Joseph “Scooter” Gennett became the seventeenth player in major league baseball history to notch four home runs in a single game. His other at-bat was a single, for a five-for-five outing with ten RBIs. Pretty impressive stuff. Who’d…
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Continue reading →: Do You Need a Vacation?
“Vacations are necessities, not luxuries.” – Linda Bloom Bernard Lagat knows a lot about long-distance running. He is a four-time Olympian. He owns seven American records, ranging from the 1,500 to the 5,000 meters. In the 2012 London Olympics he finished fourth in the 5,000 meters. Even in the midst…
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Continue reading →: What Does the Ascension Mean to Us Today?
“He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.” – Nicene Creed When my brother and I were little boys, our Dad read Bible story books and prayed with us every night as we went to bed. These were illustrated books with stories from the…
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Continue reading →: Are You Pursuing Happiness?
This is a loaded question because everyone pursues happiness. It’s built into our psychological makeup to desire a happy, fulfilling, and satisfying life. No one purposely pursues unhappiness. Yet, many of the choices we make and the emotions we cultivate diminish our capacity for happiness. Here are a few examples…
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Continue reading →: Hate is No Match for Love
“Being a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” – C.S. Lewis Chris Singleton’s mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, died during the shooting rampage at Emmanual AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in the summer of 2015. Shortly following the horrible events that took the…
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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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