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Three Ways to Restore Our Eternal Perspective
In American culture, it’s a widely accepted idea that possessions grow to fill the space available, however small or big our homes may be (and then they sometimes grow more into the overflow…
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To Review or Not to Review? How to Know if Monthly or Yearly Reflection is Worth Your Time
I’m the type that writes thoughts on sticky notes. I scribble down an idea in a notebook, and it becomes the only notebook I can’t find in the house. It’s how I operate…
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Peace on Earth—and in Our Everyday Moments
This week we’re talking about pursuing peace during the Christmas season over at The Joyful Life blog. You can read an excerpt below, and then head to their website to see the full…
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Words Matter and the Definition of This One Can Set You Free
My first job out of college was as a systems engineer for the Department of Defense. One of my projects involved working with a team to select a winning contract proposal. I worked…
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Choosing the Better Definition of Hope This Christmas
One year at Christmastime I decided to imprint the events of December 26th on my memory. That day on the calendar comes each year but is so overshadowed by the centerpiece day of…
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A Heart in Transition: Letting Go and Pressing On
A prayer for times of transition. As I write, we are passing from one holiday season to the next. We build hopeful anticipation of the coming Savior on the solid foundation of our…
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How to Remember the Eternal This Thanksgiving
A week from today is Thanksgiving. Can you picture the day? Smell the food? Holidays bear the weight of big expectations. Whether we notice them or not, expectations form the basis of our…
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Is Gratitude a Choice or a Feeling? What to Focus on This Thanksgiving
I’ve already experienced the frantic energy and stress of the holiday season creeping up on me. It’s everything I want to avoid this Thanksgiving. Each year I think I’ll edge my way around…
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Navigating Decision-Making With the Holy Spirit This Holiday Season
Growing up, my dad’s stereo sat on our entertainment center. Rather than the digital displays and touch buttons on today’s car stereos, this behemoth boasted knobs and switches. The biggest knob was used…
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How to Tame Even the Most Rebellious Thoughts
Yesterday I took my son to see our zoo’s newly acquired lion. We watched him pace up and down the fence while growling and staring down the many onlookers. As I held up…
