Are you a New Year’s Resolution maker? Do you make yourself a promise at the beginning of each year and hope you’ll stick to it? That used to be me. I would start the year with grand intentions and I would fall flat by February. The all-or-nothing, pass-or-fail approach of…
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Regardless of What Happens Next
If elections teach us anything, it is that we cannot put our hope in any human being. Our candidate may lose and crush our hopes, or he may win and fail to live up to them. After all, he is only human. During the ugliness of this election and the…
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Flourishing as a Foreigner
It’s hard to live a life that glorifies God when we’re surrounded by godlessness. The Biblical foundation that once defined American life has been pushed aside. God has been kicked out of the government, out of the schools, and even out of the homes of many people in this nation.…
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Immediate Assistance
Have you ever felt like you were stuck in an endless cycle of temptation that you can’t overcome? You make yourself promises and do your best to keep them, but you keep losing the battle and finding yourself stuck in regret, making more promises until temptation rears its ugly head…
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Unreciprocated Kindness
God expects us to be kind without conditions. To love our neighbors and our enemies. To treat others with kindness even when they don’t return the favor. To show unreciprocated kindness with our only motivation being to glorify God. It would be great if our kindness was returned, but sometimes…