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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…
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Continue reading →: Gratitude is Good
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” – Cicero I’ve noticed a trend this year on Facebook that I failed to see in the past. Perhaps I just missed out on it, or it is a new thing, but people…
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Continue reading →: How Do I Forgive?
How do I forgive others? First, know that God is on your side. He reveals this again and again in Scripture and in our own stories, that whatever we surrender to him, he redeems. Forgiveness is a difficult and complicated subject. When we are betrayed it affects us on many…
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Continue reading →: Don’t Be a Horse
“Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not stay near you.” Psalm 32:9 (NRSV) I love horses. My formative years were spent living next to an Arabian horse farm. Our neighbor was a professor…
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Continue reading →: Vacation Thoughts
“Babies don't need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach… it hacks me off! I'll go over to a little baby and say 'What are you doing here? You haven't worked a day in your life!'” – Steven Wright Vacations are an amazing luxury! Can you imagine…
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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