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Continue reading →: Beyond Regret
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb Regret is a painful emotion. It feels like failure. No one enjoys failure. The nagging feeling of “what could have been,” of "what if," of unrealized potential can haunt us…
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Continue reading →: Fools for Christ
“Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.” 1 Corinthians 3:18 (NRSV) Today is April Fools’ Day. Is it a day for fools? to celebrate foolishness? Is it a day to be foolish? Or…
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Continue reading →: What Are You Giving Up for Lent?
I’m giving up meat for Lent. Oh, wait a second, I haven’t eaten any meat since October of last year. Yes, I even remember the meat I enjoyed: a 16 oz. ribeye steak from Texas Roadhouse. Mmmmmmm. So, what’s up with giving up stuff for Lent, anyway? I mean, I…
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Continue reading →: Doing Good
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” ― John Wesley The Christian ethic is a…
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Continue reading →: The Feast of St. Valentine
Icon of St. Valentine Today is the Feast Day of St. Valentine. Plenty of confusion exists over his identity due to several early martyrs sharing this name. One of the most popular stories, and the one that relates closely to how we commemerate this day, is the story of the…
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Continue reading →: Struggling with Insecurity?
“The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” – Steve Furtick Few people put their struggles on display on Facebook or Twitter. It’s usually the happy things, the high times, the fun vacation photos. No one posts the pic of the…
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Continue reading →: God’s Vice-Regents
“Stewardship – It’s not just about giving money, it’s about giving everything.” – Anonymous The theme verse for the message series, "Trust," was Genesis 1:26: “Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,…
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Continue reading →: The Beginning of a Good Year
“[Today] is the first blank page in a 365-page book. Write a good one.” – Brad Paisley The first step in writing a good book of your life is to start with the Good Book. Everyone needs regular intake of God’s Word into their lives, shaping their values and virtues,…
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Continue reading →: Gift Suggestions
“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” –– Oren Arnold Of course, the greatest Christmas gift of all is Christ, himself. Have you received this…
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Continue reading →: Beginnings
“For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning – not home but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last.” –– Frederick Buechner…
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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