Category: Life
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SuperSoul Question #4: “What do you believe is the purpose of life?” (Part four, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)
We’re made to know and enjoy God. There’s joy in knowing, serving, and loving God. There’s joy in discovering our purpose.
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Lament
I posted the following on my Facebook page in September, 2016. Someone reposted it today. I feel like I could have written it today…. Lament. “Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament.” Psalm 5:1 For months, I’ve read many posts about issues ranging from gay marriage to the presidential election…
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Stuff: Compulsion and Attachment
“Regardless of how much stuff a person has – a lot or a little, minimalist or maximalist – the issue is compulsivity and attachment. Does the thing really have value, beyond the feeling that drove the acquisition? And, how attached am I to the thing?”
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“Stay focused! Disruptions are coming!”
I begin everyday with prayer and meditation. I start every day centered and spiritually grounded, or try to. But, as they say, “stuff” happens. Something on the news or social media irritates me. Someone misses an appointment. A driver offends me. I feel stressed by my “to-do” list. I spill…
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Faith in the Rear View Mirror
I doubt. I worry and fret. I get scared. The “what if?” scenarios consume my thoughts, far more than my prayers. My prayers, themselves, lack the confidence of a man whom God has blessed as much and as often as me. I possess too little faith, and far too much…
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You will see me…
Though I certainly don’t wish you suffering or pain, both are realities we all face and endure at some point in our lives. If that day is today, if this is your season of suffering, may you find some comfort and direction in these words. More – may you find…
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Recalibrating Your Soul
Whether or not you’ve found a time, place or activity that uniquely settles your heart and soul, I think we all need it. I know we do. It’s just so easy to get out of whack. Just like a motorcycle engine operates at an ideal speed and RPMs, but may…
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A Tale of Two Leather Jackets
One day, I stopped at a large garage sale. It was quickly apparent that a group of adult children were helping their elderly mother “down-size,” by selling loads of the house’s contents. Among the items for sale, I noticed several racks of men’s clothing, which I immediately assumed might have…
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Unpredictable paths…
I increasingly believe that every choice we make – every step we choose on our journeys (including choices ignorantly made) – have a lot to do with what steps will follow.
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