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Continue reading →: A Choice to Make
“Jesus went to Jerusalem to announce the good news to the people of that city. And Jesus knew that he was going to put a choice before them: Will you be my disciple, or will you be my executioner? There is no middle ground here. Jesus went to Jerusalem to…
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Continue reading →: More Heart Exam Metrics
Today's message spoke of the default-mode of the human heart, which is religion. Generally, we all live a certain way and make the choices we make in order to understand ourselves as good people and out of a desire to be acceptable to God. In Ezekiel 36, God declares that…
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Continue reading →: Billy G.
Check out this post: http://www.aseaofblue.com/2009/3/27/812841/the-gillispie-era-at-uk-is
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Continue reading →: Have a Happy Lent!
“What do you do when it comes home to you that the field of dry bones is yourself? That the abomination of desolation is you? That Lazarus, three days dead in the tomb and stinking is not Lazarus at all, but a man with your name? What do you do,…
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Continue reading →: The Freedom of the Gospel
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36 ESV). Jesus Christ came to set us free and he can set us free from both religion and irreligion. Religion is a means of making oneself acceptable to God by following rules, living by the right…
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Continue reading →: Forgiveness
“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A big part of Lent is self-examination. We need to examine ourselves to uncover those sins we have committed and are…
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Continue reading →: Soul Purpose: How to Be Single and Happy
Everyone is a part of a family, no matter who you are. At the very least, you do have two parents, whether they are living or dead, a part of your daily life or estranged, every person on earth is part of a family. We've been talking about Family Life…
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Continue reading →: Ash Wednesday: The Journey of Lent
Today is Ash Wednesday. It is the first day of the season of the Christian Year called Lent. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and the waters of baptism and new life. What can you do this year differently during Lent? I was reading another blog the other…
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Continue reading →: Mardi Gras
I've never really understood Mardi Gras. Oh, I know that "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday," that it is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and that originally it was a day when people feasted on the foods they weren't allowed to eat during Lent (this was…
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Continue reading →: Waiting for My Kid
Well, I have never done this before. A long time ago I downloaded this app for my iPhone that allows me to post to the blog from anywhere. So, here I am, waiting for Josiah to get done swimming at the Y. I needed to run down to the hospital…
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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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