Category: Hope

Wise Choices for the Naive

Thanks for diving into the journey of ‘Wise Up- Everyday Wisdom.’ Do you want to make the best possible decisions in your life? Then, join us ...
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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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Ordinary Heroes

18-year old swimmer Yusra Mardini finished 45th in the 100-meter freestyle heats, 12 seconds behind the top time. Nothing close to a medal. Nothing close ...
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Leaving Your Bag Unattended

On a recent vacation my bag was over the limit so I removed a few things to not be charged and I was on to ...
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Responding to Criticism

All of us experience bumps and bruises along life’s journey. Injustice. Unfairness. Unkindness. Criticism. Meanness. When you’ve been wounded by those who you have loved, ...
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Redeeming Our Choices

God is with us during and after our failings. In our last blog  after Moses’ epic failure he ran into the desert and sat down at ...
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After You’ve Blown It

A young man was appointed president of a bank. Intimidated by his new responsibilities, he nervously sought the advice of his gray-haired predecessor: “Sir. What ...
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