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Continue reading →: Meet Bishop Lindsey Davis
We have a new bishop in Kentucky, Bishop Lindsey Davis. Bishop Davis is coming home. He is a former member of the Kentucky Annual Conference, served as the District Superintendent of the Lexington District, as pastor of St. Luke United Methodist Church, among other churches. He was elected bishop twelve…
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Continue reading →: Anxiety-Overcomers
Today in my message I shared the "Ten Commandments for Stress Reduction," I thought they deserved being seen again: Ten Commandments for Stress Reduction I. Thou shalt not be perfect, or even try to be. II. Thou shalt not try to be all things to all people. III. Thou shalt sometimes leave things…
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Continue reading →: Stressed Out?
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on the nature of stress and the effects of anxiety in our lives. Psychologists tell us there are two kinds of stress, eustress and distress. Eustress is good stress. It’s the stress that comes from reading a syllabus in class, knowing you have a…
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Continue reading →: God’s Retirement Plan
The first thing to understand about God’s Retirement Plan is that there is no retirement in the Kingdom of God. In my message Sunday, which you can download or listen to here, I noted that a retirement spent in self-absorption leads to sadness and depression, but that a service-focused retirement…
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Continue reading →: WKU vs. UK
Well, it wasn’t much of a game. There were a couple of moments of excitement. One was the WKU interception early in the game, the other was one long run. That was it. The most exciting thing that happened was a UK fan who was wearing an EKU shirt who…
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Continue reading →: What Are Your Strengths?
In yesterday’s message, Office Hours: Strong Hours, I talked about using your strengths at work and how strengths represent the inherent talents, interests, and the skills you have developed along the way that are related to how God created you. We affirmed the truth that we are "God’s handiwork, created…
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Continue reading →: Conference Camp Ministries
Yesterday I spent seven hours at the Kentucky Annual Conference offices in Crestwood, Kentucky. I am the chairman of the new KAC Camp & Retreat Team. I met with David Sparks, the KAC Ministries with Young People staff person, and the directors of three of our four camps. My first…
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Continue reading →: Office Hours: More Thoughts
A preacher’s task is never done. There is always more to be said on any particular scripture or subject. I could never exhaust the meanings and life lessons of any scripture or subject matter simply because God’s Word is so multivalent, rich, and what one author calls “thick” and because…
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Continue reading →: Boyd Orchards
We enjoyed a fun afternoon at Boyd Orchards, near Versailles, Ky. Roz, Chloe, Josiah, Lydia, and Josiah’s friend from school, Tate, and me, loaded up in the family van and headed out through beautiful horse country to enjoy lunch, games, and picking apples. We arrived around lunch time and ran…
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Continue reading →: iPhone
Wow! I can now update the blog from my iPhone! This will probably be most useful for short updates and pics from exciting and exotic locations… like Liberty!
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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