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Continue reading →: The Apocalypse of God’s Sons and Daughters
I was struck by this phrase: “the revelation of God’s sons and daughters,” found in Romans 8:19. The word translated “revelation” is the Greek word apokalypsis. You probably recognize the word from the English “apocalypse.” Apocalypse stirs up all kinds of strange images and associations, like the Beast, 666, the…
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Continue reading →: (Anti)Social Distancing
Social distancing might be a good strategy for combating a pandemic, but it’s definitely taking its toll on the emotional health of populations. My hope as we make our way to the other side of this initial response is that real data about the impact of social distancing (both good…
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Continue reading →: Pastoral Letter – March 23, 2020
Dear Friends, These are certainly challenging times. Speaking to one of our members in her 90s last week, she shared she’s never experienced anything like this. The last time our church was faced with similar circumstances was during the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918-19. When Jesus’ disciples sensed difficult times…
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Continue reading →: A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition
The first documented occasion of one of John Wesley’s Covenant Renewal Services was held at the French Church in Spitafields, a district in London, England, in 1755. Wesley was drawing on a long tradition within renewal movements when he invited his fellow Methodists to engage in this service of rededication…
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Continue reading →: Upping Your Happiness Game
“It’s not happy people who are thankful, but thankful people who are happy.” – Anonymous Everyone has a “happiness set-point.” It’s the general level of happiness they experience day to day. Some people are happier than others. Good things can happen that temporarily raise their level of happiness and bad…
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Continue reading →: Be Positive
“A negative mind will never give you a positive life.” – Anonymous In a classroom of high school students, a teacher asked, “If were in possession of $86,400.00 and someone took $10.00 would you throw away the $86,390.00 to try and reclaim the $10.00? Or, would you let it go?”…
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Continue reading →: What Scares You?
“A great many people are trying to make peace, but that has already been done. God has not left it for us to do; all we have to do is to enter into it.” – Dwight L. Moody A recent story in The Week asks, “What Are We Scared Of?”…
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Continue reading →: Are You Ruderless?
“True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” – Helen Keller A rudder is a small, flat component attached to the stern (rear) of a boat or ship. The rudder is a small but vital piece of equipment. Without it, the captain has very…
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Continue reading →: A Clean Slate
“Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving of life.” – George Macdonald What’s your biggest regret in life? Students from Strayer University set up a chalkboard on a sidewalk near Petrosino Square in New York City. They wrote on the top of the board, “Write Your Biggest Regret.” The…
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Continue reading →: How Long Is Your Timeline?
“You may delay, but time will not.” – Benjamin Franklin Danny Hillis is a computer engineer and inventor who designed a 10,000-year clock. He explains why: “I want to build a clock that ticks once a year. The century hand advances once every 100 years, and the cuckoo comes out…
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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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