Jesus And Efficiency

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. Henry Van Dyke
Have you ever considered the limited time Jesus had on Earth?

The central figure in all of history lived only [...]

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What Do You Get From Your Time

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.  ~ Carl Sandburg
Our culture seems obsessed with time.

Calendars and clocks dominate. Ask someone to dinner and they’re likely to pull out [...]

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Who Do You Trust?

I seem to play host to an army of self-created demons.
I think I have a special talent for inventing and empowering my own private foes. The smallest adversity spurs a frenzy of inner creativity, and another haunting voice begins whispering messages of doom.
There’s nothing imaginary about these self-defeating creations. They’re more real and more terrifying [...]

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A Prisoner Of Expectations

Note: This article is a regular Friday feature that’s also posted at SetFreeToday.com
You can’t base your life on other people’s expectations. ~ Stevie Wonder
We waste a lot of time and energy trying to conform to the expectations of others. Our desire to meet someone else’s standards diminishes us in at least two ways.
“Their” expectations may [...]

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An Imitator Of Jesus

Note: This article is a regular Friday feature that’s also posted at SetFreeToday.com
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.
(1 Corinthians 11:1)

Do I strive to imitate Jesus? Do you?
I say His prayer, occasionally. I write about Him; I attempt to be aware of His presence; I try to ask myself, “What would Jesus do?” when [...]

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Rose Colored Glasses

Note: This article is a regular Friday feature that’s also posted at SetFreeToday.com
You are what you think about all day long. Dr. Robert Schuller
Do you see the sunrise or the clouds?
A rule of thumb for providing feedback maintains that ten affirmations are required to balance one criticism. I don’t know whether ten is exactly [...]

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Grace Has Found Me

Grace has found me. Grace will lead me home. ~ Sarah Kelly
Sometimes I feel like a slow learner.
Do you ever feel like you just don’t quite grasp a concept? You read about it, talk, write, and pray about it, and you think you’ve got it all figured out, but then you look at your actions [...]

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Who’s The Real Enemy?

 A community is a group of people united through a common struggle with the same stories.
Chris Guillebeau wrote an insightful article called What Makes A Community? I encourage you to read Chris’ thoughts through the lens of a Christian community.

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Why Do I Bother?

The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence, and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.
How much do you make for writing a blog?
When I replied that there’s no pay involved, he asked an even more revealing question: Then [...]

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Rebuking The Storm

One ship sails East, and another West,
By the self-same winds that blow,
Tis the set of the sails and not the gales,
That tells the way we go.  ~ Ella Wilcox
Occasionally I become a bit frustrated with “inspirational” musings about the blessings of adversity and the magical effects of a positive attitude.
When I’m having a tough day, [...]

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