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Continue reading →: Forrest Gump on the Meaning of Life
“Jenny, I don't know if Momma was right or if, if it's Lieutenant Dan. I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time.”…
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Continue reading →: Back to the Preferred Future
Mr. Strickland: I noticed your band is on the roster for the dance auditions after school today. Why even bother, McFly? You don't have a chance, you're too much like your old man. No McFly ever amounted to anything in the history of Hill Valley! Marty McFly: Yeah, well, history is…
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Continue reading →: Christopher Hitchens on Christianity
“I would say that if you don’t believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and Messiah, and that he rose again from the dead and by his sacrifice our sins are forgiven, you’re really not in any meaningful sense a Christian.” – Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchens died this past…
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Continue reading →: Great Camp Video
This was used in worship last week at the United Methodist National Summit of Camp & Retreat Executives at Lake Huron Retreat Center. The intro is a little long, but watch it anyway. This is cool and a real blessing. It was produced at an Episcopal high school summer camp.
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Continue reading →: Be Like a Shepherd
“The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God.” Luke 2:20a (NRSV) Following their encounter with the angel and going to Bethlehem to see for themselves the newborn Savior, Messiah, and Lord, they returned to their fields. They went back to work watching over the sheep. Yet, they were changed. When you…
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Continue reading →: All Saints… Not the New Orleans Kind
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who…
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Continue reading →: Investment Plan
“A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.” — D. Elton Trueblood How many people have invested in your life? Parents. Teachers. Youth ministers. Coaches. Mentors. Pastors. Friends.…
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Continue reading →: What Is Success?
“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.” — Baruch Spinoza Success means being faithful to God’s purpose for you. For some people, this means using the talents and gifts God has given them to develop new products…
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Continue reading →: Got Problems?
“The person who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — Chinese Proverb Got problems? Join the club. We all have areas of our lives that are difficult; relationships that aren’t working; jobs that can be wearisome; and emotional baggage we’ve carried for too long. Sometimes a problem…
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Continue reading →: The Prayer of First Resort
“We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all. Most of us would prefer, however, to spend our…
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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