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What Is Success? (A Shift in Focus)

Because my vision isDistorted and deceivedI’ve made the decisionTo deny myself andTo trust in God’s visionInstead of in my own. Christians are commanded to stop evaluating things from a perspective that conforms to this world. We are told instead to … Continue reading →

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Losing Self-Love–Finding True Love

The key to a wonderful life is losing self-love and finding true love. True love and true greatness go together. True greatness sets aside me-focus. It comes from obeying God’s two greatest commandments. The first one is to love the … Continue reading →

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Faith, Hope, and Love

I believe that faith, hope, and love are objective, not subjective. They are invisible realities that can grow and flourish in a human heart. Some people want to write off everything that occurs in a human heart as mere subjectivity. … Continue reading →

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Math Experiences Have Helped Me Grow in Life

Math is powerful! Mathematics has greatly helped me to grow in inner peace and to experience great joy in life. However, I’m not referring to just any branch of mathematics. I’m talking about God’s math. To experience more fulfilment out … Continue reading →

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Let Hope Change Your Fate

Hope is a gate that can change your fate. It can turn your life around. When hope declines fatalism grows. But where can hope be found? Let the risen Jesus be your living hope. (1 Peter 1:3-4) Jesus is my … Continue reading →

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Put These Cs Into _hristianity

When I was a college student, I experienced a thrilling and rare form a Christianity full of the following Cs. That’s a phase in my life that I’m never saying goodbye to. Everybody needs to discover Christianity that overflows with … Continue reading →

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I Want to Let Jesus Live Thru Me

Every day I seek to let Jesus live in and thru me. (Colossians 1:27) I focus on listening to and obeying Him day and night. He is my shepherd. Psalm 23 explains our otherworldly relationship. If you are a Christ-follower, … Continue reading →

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It’s Your Move (DIY) Draw Near To God

While you are passively waiting for God–or running from Him–He is waiting on you to step out of the boat of religious tradition (Mark 7:13) and to begin to do what He is telling you to do. (James 1:22-25) God’s … Continue reading →

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The English Word “Church” is Inaccurate

The word church falls far short of describing the way the early Christians met. If you read the New Testament with an open heart and mind, you’ll see that what we call church services don’t really match up with the … Continue reading →

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Keeping Clean Gas in My Think Tank

My great challenge is to keep my think tank full of clean gas. It’s hard to keep the dirty fuels out of it. The right questions help me. What’s in your think tank? Let good questions roam in your mental … Continue reading →

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