2009
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Guy Girl Relationship Advice, Best of Boundless
If you’re a single and not familiar with Focus on the Family’s Boundless Webzine, you might find it interesting. Unfortunately, the quality seems to have gone down a bit over the years, but the subject matter is interesting, mostly focusing on relational issues. Having said…
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Fellowship of the Unashamed
I just ran across this “pep talk”. It is really inspirational. It is attributed to Bob Moorehead, former pastor of Overlake Christian Church in Seattle. Ironically and unfortunately, Moorehead stepped down in 1998 due to the surfacing allegations of improper sexual conduct. Who knows if…
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Yohannan
I have just stumbled upon a Follower of Jesus: K.P. Yohannan. I just listened to a message he gave titled To Live is Christ (located here). It was convicting. “When was the last time you made a pact to say: We will live as strangers…
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Hard Pressed on Every Side
“All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us…they can’t get away this time!” -Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller “We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem.” -Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller “Hard pressed on my right. My center is…
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Things Happen When You Do Something
I’ve noticed nothing usually happens unless I go do something. Then something happens. Not always something BIG, but usually something interesting. Case in point, I just got back from a relaxing bike ride. I needed the fresh air and not much was happening here at…
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Some Motivation From Rocky Balboa
So this isn’t an overly religous quote, but it spoke to me: “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward — how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is…
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The Fine Art of Procrastination
Last week my professor informed our class of a large assignment that would soon be due. I clearly recall her sternly warning us all, “Now don’t wait until the night before to start on this project because it’s going to take longer than that!” Well,…
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A Piece of Advice From a Cancer Survivor
In my post yesterday on being late to class I mentioned I had to give a presentation for school. The topic I was assigned to discuss was children diagnosed with malignant cancer. I was supposed to address specific issues or concerns teachers might face or…
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That’s the Story of My Life – A Day Late and a Dollar Short
So how do I respond when things aren’t going as planned? This morning I got to find out. Here was the problem: I needed to print thirty handouts for a presentation I was scheduled to deliver this morning in my college summer class. The class…
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Crazy Love Part 2
continued from Crazy Love, Part 1 “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) I personally own a lot of stuff. If I were to count up every…