What are your life goals? What motivates you to get out of bed each morning? What are you working toward, trying to achieve, or hoping to gain or possess? If you ask ten people these questions, you’ll probably get ten different answers. However, I would guess that if we truly examined the core essential needs …
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Is Old Age Slowing You Down?
If you’re past the age of fifty, you’ve probably had a few thoughts about “old age.” Our bodies begin to slow down, things don’t always work as well as they did, and we notice a few more aches and pains. Even our minds seem to work at a slower pace. While there are lots of …
Twelve Days Of Christmas Gifts: The Gift Of Joy {Day 6}
Just a few weeks ago you might have seen a very sad news story. Matthew Perry, star of the popular series, Friends, passed away. He was found in his hot tub, and a recent news article gave the results of the autopsy: “the acute effects of ketamine.” Quick online research reveals this drug is used …
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The Price Of Joy
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of great …
Two Reasons To Have Joy
Over the next three days, I get to read Philippians. This is a letter Paul wrote while sitting in a Roman prison, addressed to the believers in Philippi. They had sent one of their own, Epaphroditus, to Rome to visit Paul, bring a gift of support, and encourage him while in prison for preaching the …
The Way Of The Word 