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Continue reading →: Hey Ya’ll, It’s Ash Wednesday
“I hope your Ash Wednesday isn’t ruined by being reminded you’re going to die.” – Unknown I can’t help laughing when I read this. I have no idea who said it. Sounds like something a comedian might say. Humor often derives from irony and there is some serious irony at…
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Continue reading →: God Made Us for Happiness
God wants us to be happy. This statement has become controversial in Christian circles as of late. I think people are reacting to the resurgence of popularity of “the power of positive thinking” type of preaching and teaching. There certainly is an unhealthy focus on the self in our society.…
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Continue reading →: What Will Change in the New Year?
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better person.” – Benjamin Franklin What’s going to change Saturday night? Think about it. The day will move from Saturday to Sunday, the month from December to January, the year from…
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Continue reading →: What’s My Christmas Witness?
“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep Holidays than Commandments.” – Benjamin Franklin When I stumbled upon the above quote, I was a bit surprised. Surprised, because Benjamin Franklin was not a Christian. He was more of a Deist, although he wouldn’t have…
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Continue reading →: Do You
“A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi God creates individuals. We’re all different. If you were to meet all seven billion or so people on the planet you’d never meet yourself. You’re one of a kind. And that’s a good…
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Continue reading →: Happy Reformation Day!
On October 31, 1517, a young theology professor at a relatively obscure school in Germany posted 95 Theses of protests to a church door, proposing an academic debate concerning the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly with regard to the practice of selling indulgences. At the time, a Dominican…
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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…
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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