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Continue reading →: Don’t Give Up!
“Success is failure with the dirt brushed off.” – Mamie McCullough If things always worked out perfectly, the way we planned, life would be pretty boring. We would never learn very much. We would miss amazing opportunities to view circumstances and situations differently and achieve even more success we realized…
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Continue reading →: Conquering the Highest Mountain
“It’s not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary On May 29, 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to stand on top of Mount Everest. An unbelievable feat considering there were no pre-placed ladders for crossing deep crevices, no fixed ropes…
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Continue reading →: Freedom’s Font
“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.” – Ronald Reagan God is the author of Freedom. When this nation was founded it was founded on the principle that freedom is a gift from God. Whatever you may have read or heard about the commitment…
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Continue reading →: Summer School
“The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning you’re not old.” – Rosalyn S. Yalow Summer’s here. School’s out. If you have children at home, you know this leads to all kinds of joys and challenges. For most kids, this is a fun time. …
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Continue reading →: SuperMom!
"All mothers are working mothers." – Unknown What's for Mother's Day Dinner? The answer is usually a local restaurant. It's interesting that in so many homes, the food preparation is still mostly handled by Mom. Sure, Dad can find his way around a grill, but even then he depends on…
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Continue reading →: How Big Is Your God?
“Are your problems bigger than God, or is God bigger than your problems? Our biggest problem is a small view of God.” – Mark Batterson How big is your God? That’s a question we need to hear when we perceive our problems are too big to handle. The truth is…
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Continue reading →: Responding to Stress
“It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Viktor Frankl was a Viennese neurologist when the ravages of World War II swept through Europe. Because he was Jewish, he was caught up in the Nazi war machine…
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Continue reading →: Thriving Through Taxing Times
[Note: This is a devotional for men shared at the Christ Church Men’s Breakfast on Tax Day, April 17, 2012] The first federal income tax was levied in 1861 in order to support the Civil War effort in the North. Initially, it was a tax only on the highest incomes.…
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Continue reading →: Star or Role Player?
Would you rather be a star player on a mediocre team or a role player on a great team? This is a question I have pondered as I have watched the Kentucky Wildcats Men’s Basketball Team play this post season, starting in New Orleans at the SEC Tournament, then on…
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Continue reading →: On Saint Valentine’s Day
“Love is the revelation of our deepest personal meaning, value and identity. But this revelation remains impossible as long as we are the prisoners of our own egoism. I cannot find myself in myself, but only in another.” – Thomas Merton If you gave the above quote only a…
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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