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Continue reading →: Choosing Life
“The greatest gift we have is the gift of life.” – Mike Ditka The earliest Christians were champions of life. Exposure and infanticide were widespread practices in the ancient pagan world. Christians responded by openly condemning these practices as well as engaging in benevolent activities to save and nurture these…
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Continue reading →: A Heart Strangely Warmed
“I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.” – John Wesley On the evening of May…
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Continue reading →: An Atheist Teaches About Christianity
Christopher Hitchens was a well-known and outspoken atheist. A Unitarian Universalist minister, Marilyn Sewell, interviewed him and asked, “I’m a liberal Christian, and I don’t take the stories of the Scripture literally. I don’t believe in the doctrine of the atonement (that Jesus died for our sins, for example). Do…
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Continue reading →: Saint Patrick
Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. Some celebrate by wearing green and pinching those who don’t, others drink green beer (anathema to the Irish!!). A better approach is to reflect on the man for whom this day is named. As a boy, Patrick was kidnapped and taken into slavery from Roman…
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Continue reading →: It Pays to Read the Instructions
“A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.” – Charles Spurgeon It pays to read the instructions. A teacher passed out a quiz and said, “Read all the instructions before you answer the questions.” The instructions consisted of a short paragraph at the top of the page.…
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Continue reading →: You Can Change
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” – John Pierpont Morgan A man bought a new radio, took it home and placed it on the counter. He plugged it in, tuned it to WSM in Nashville (home of…
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Continue reading →: Busting Happiness Myths: God Version
Does God owe you happiness? Does he even care if your happy? Is he actually opposed to your happiness and that’s why he made all those rules? Is your happiness even on God’s radar? I’ve been busting happiness myths (see here and here) and these particular happiness myths are some…
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Continue reading →: Busting More Happiness Myths
There is soooo much misinformation out there about happiness. I could probably write a dozen busting happiness myths posts. Happiness is misunderstood, both what it is and how to get there. In an earlier post I wrote about five happiness myths. You can check it out here to catch up. …
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Continue reading →: The Agony of Defeat
It’s tournament time for Fall sports. High school soccer and cross country held their state championships last week. The World Series is under way. High school football soon enters the playoffs. It’s a time for whittling down the field, hopefully watching the cream rise to the top. It’s a time…
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Continue reading →: A Recipe for Happiness? P.E.R.M.A.
Martin Seligman is a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania. He’s the Director of the Positive Psychology Center there, the director of the Penn Master of Applied Positive Psychology program, the former president of the American Psychological Association, the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, and something like nine…
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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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