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Continue reading →: The Pursuit of Happiness
Everyone wants happiness. From observing people, including myself, this seems unassailably true. Have you ever met a person who did not pursue happiness? We all know people who consistently make choices that guarantee their unhappiness, but from their perspective, they still want to be happy. They desire happiness. They mistakenly…
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Continue reading →: Free Speech and Religion
The cartoonists and editors of the French magazine “Charlie Hebdo” were and are, as far as I can tell, secularists. They are equal opportunity offenders. Not only did they publish material that was an affront to committed Muslims, but just before this past Christmas they promoted anti-Christian, particularly, anti-Roman Catholic…
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Continue reading →: Happy Epiphany!
Today is Epiphany. Christians celebrate the manifestation of the Incarnate God, the Son, to the Wise Men, thus the physical manifestation of Jesus to Gentiles. Why is this day important? Well, I think it does two things for us. First, it reminds us that Jesus was Jewish. The very idea…
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Continue reading →: Optimism in the New Year
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – Bill Vaughan Jesus is an optimist. When he looks at us he doesn’t focus on our problems, he sees our potential! The turn of a new…
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Continue reading →: Being Thankful People
“It’s not happy people who are thankful, it’s thankful people who are happy.” – Unknown Author The Thanksgiving holiday can be hectic, especially if you’re cooking! Be thankful you have people in your life to serve. Thanksgiving can be tense if you have to travel. Be thankful you're travelling to…
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Continue reading →: How Old is Too Old?
How old is too old? It’s a bit of a strange question, but one that apparently some serious people are asking and answering. Some are opinion leaders and influencers, persons in prominent positions who shape public policy. How old is too old? When do you cease to be a contributor…
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Continue reading →: Making Disciples
“The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose.” — C.S. Lewis The…
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Continue reading →: The Impact of Relationships
“True personhood arises not from one’s individualistic isolation from others but from love and relationship with others, from communion.” — John Zizioulas To be a person is to be in relationship with others. This is how our very existence is experienced, in relationship. René Descartes famously wrote, “I think, therefore…
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Continue reading →: A Happy Life
“Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law they meditate day and night. They are like trees planted…
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Continue reading →: The Defeat of Death
“Only after disaster can we be resurrected.” – Chuck Palahniuk Death is a disaster. It is an intrusion, an interruption, the enemy. Resurrection happens on the heels of disaster. If you think about it, you can’t have resurrection without death, for resurrection is the undoing of death. If death doesn’t…
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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