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The Way of Wisdom

In our last blog we saw some ways we can recognize a wise person. Here are some of the other characteristics of the wise. They ...
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The God Kind of Wisdom

In the previous blog from the ‘Everyday Wisdom’ series we saw the difference between conventional wisdom and Godly wisdom. Whether the wise are successful in the cultures’ standard ...
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Growing in Wisdom

A young naval Ensign had proven his skills to his Captain and was looking forward to the day when he would successfully take the giant ...
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Open Doors for You

Most of us could say, “That’s not quite what I was planning for my life.” Like some bible characters we could not have predicted where ...
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Getting an Unwanted Gift

Today even before we open a gift often the giver will say, “Don’t worry I have gift receipt. If you don’t like it you can ...
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Give Gifts That People Really Need

This blog is not for you if you have no difficult people in your life. If everyone in your life is easy to get along ...
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Coming Home for Christmas

Christmas means a lot of different things to people.  For many Christmas is about going home. The song l’ll be home for Christmas can bring ...
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Are You Thankful?

Thankfulness is an inescapable constant theme throughout the Bible. (Eph. 5:19-20; Col. 3:15-17) Paul says to the church in Thessalonica, “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks ...
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An Attitude of Gratitude

We hear a lot about being thankful, but living a life of gratitude isn’t easy. It requires time, effort and faithful practice. “Without effort, feelings ...
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Hope and Healing in Loss

Countless people are secretly burdened by loss in some form. They’ve lost someone that was deeply valued or experienced a broken relationship that seems beyond ...
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