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Continue reading →: First Dance
If I could figure out how to embed this video here I would… I'll work on that… but for now, I thought this was a nice complimentary video to my message: "Love Life: Family Guys & Gals, part 3." Hang in there with it, it looks like just a normal…
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Continue reading →: Faith and Family
Families are funny. We’re all a part of a family, though some of us have tried to run from our families because they have been so painful. We’re still related, though. You can change a lot about yourself, your address, your look, you can even change your name. You can…
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Continue reading →: The Lord Shepherds Me
In my message this morning, "Worship Elements: Blessing," I shared about the English translation of the Septuagint's Psalm 23:1. Instead of the more widely known, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want," the Septuagint reads, "The Lord shepherds me, and I shall lack nothing." The Septuagint…
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Continue reading →: Worship Elements: Offering
A man is driving his family from the church to the restaurant following a Sunday worship service and he comments on the experience at church, saying, “I didn’t really like the music, today. I didn’t know any of the songs.” His wife replied, “Really, I thought they were alright.” …
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Continue reading →: “The Shack,” by Wm. Paul Young
I might write a lengthy review of this book sometime in the near future, but this is all the review I have for right now: do yourself a favor and read this book.
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Continue reading →: Kentucky v. Tennessee
Well, I haven't written for a while, so I thought this would be nice, a little Jodievational: Oh, yeah! Check out my brother, Ken's post on A Sea of Blue.
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Continue reading →: Worship: Liturgy, work of the people?
Liturgy is a word used in more formally ritualistic churches and in academic circles to describe what actually takes place in worship, particularly the words spoken, actions taken, songs sung, etc. It is really all-inclusive of what happens in worship, however, the word carries with it a "higher" church meaning.…
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Continue reading →: Daily Bible Reading Plans
A typical New Years Resolution is to read your Bible more regularly. This is a fine resolution, one I hope you will accomplish. One easy way to do this is to get into the habit of systematic reading. There are all kinds of Bible Reading Plans, and today, with…
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Continue reading →: A Tale of Two Santas
Covina, California and Louisville, Kentucky; Bruce Pardo and anonymous man; hate and love. The range of human emotion and motivation is amazing and was evidenced Christmas Eve in these two men, one apparently motivated by jealousy and anger, the other motivated by generosity and grace. Bruce Pardo dressed up like…
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Continue reading →: A Revolutionary Christmas
I wonder if it would be possible for the revolutionary Jesus to actually alter the way we celebrate Christmas? I mean, Christmas in this culture, REALLY has nothing to do with Christ. Nothing. Christmas trees, meals, family gatherings, and gifts, the primary means of celebrating the holiday, are completely divorced…
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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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