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Continue reading →: News From Wilmore
Well, this year I haven't been writing as much from here. This will change. I procrastinated on some work for a class later this month, and I'm under the gun. So, I was doing that AND working on Preaching Class stuff, AND working on my dissertation. Yesterday, we traveled to…
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Continue reading →: Begin With the End In Mind
Several years ago, Stephen Covey wrote an influential book titled, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The second habit is “Begin With the End In Mind.” He writes about living with the end of your life in mind using a visualization exercise. Imagine of yourself at your own…
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Continue reading →: The Jesus Peace Plan
Read Matthew 18:15-20. I think it is funny that so many of us who call Jesus Savior and Lord find it so difficult to actually obey him. Jesus said, that if we love him we will obey his commands. We generally do pretty good, but there are some commands of…
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Continue reading →: Who Is My Neighbor?
Read Luke 10:25-37. Lawyers ask a lot of questions. I guess it's their job and they get good at it. The lawyer who approached Jesus used questions to try to "justify himself," I think what Luke means is that he was trying to figure out how to conform the Scripture…
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Continue reading →: Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
I posted this last year, thought it was worth re-posting. Mom… thanks! Thanks for loving me, even when I was unloveable. Thanks for raising me in the way I should go. Thanks for taking me to church. Thanks for showing me the meaning of grace. Thanks for being a stay-at-home…
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Continue reading →: Juxtaposing Pride and Grace
Read Luke 7:36-50. Jesus visits Simon's house as his guest. Simon was a Pharisee, so right off the bat our interest is heightened because Jesus doesn't make a regular practice out of eating with his most serious critics. Pharisees, religious leaders of Jesus' day who become even more central to…
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Continue reading →: Crazy Jesus
Read Luke 6:27-36. Jesus, it seems to me, is a very difficult person to follow. Indeed, follow is what he asks of us. He doesn't say, "Hey, check me out, see what I'm doing, listen to what I'm saying, but pretty much forget about it when you go about…
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Continue reading →: Wonderful Good Friday Song
Good friend and fellow Beeson Pastor, Rev. Steve Dunmire, recorded this song on his computer Friday morning in preparation for his church's Good Friday service. He sent it out to our cohort of Beeson Pastors as a blessing to us, and it certainly was and is. I have to admit,…
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Continue reading →: More Korea Videos
I was talking to someone in my small group who mentioned that from reading my blog he thought I must still be in Korea because of my lack of blogging! So, here are some catch-ups. I did return from Korea, and what an amazing trip it was. I feel so…
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Continue reading →: Christian Television in Korea
CTS is the premier Christian television broadcaster in Korea. We were treated to a tour of their facilities, including inside this studio. This place is in a large building in Seoul and is high tech to the max! I was impressed not only with their technical capabilities, but with the…
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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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