I have never been a big fan of boxing. I’m sure there are many reasons for this: I was raised in a family that never paid attention to it; I’ve got an aversion to blood and knocked-out teeth; I generally prefer activities in which no one has a chance of death or concussion or [...]
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Tuesday, April 17th will forever live on as a Day of Infamy. The day that Gmail went down.
There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth on Twitter and Facebook alike, the lesson being that people will take to one form of social media to complain about the lack of another. We were all [...]
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I have a confession to make: I am a type 3 on the Enneagram.
Don’t know what that means? It’s the best type. Jesus was probably a 3. We are energetic, ambitious, self-assured, confident, and poised. There is literally nothing wrong with us! Except, you know, the deceit. And the workaholism. The strong bent toward [...]
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Here’s a big ol’ d’oh!: You sin, you fail, you give up because you just can’t not.
A study published back in the late-90s has surfaced again in Hans Villarica’s article “The Chocolate-and-Radish Experiment That Birthed the Modern Conception of Willpower” published on theAtlantic.com. The article references a study on energy and self-control [...]
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I always thought I needed to be a runner.
I’m not sure exactly why. My mom ran a fair amount when I was younger, but there was never any pressure for me to pick it up. We lived in Illinois, so it’s not like there were endless opportunities to get caught up in long stretches [...]
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Are you weary?
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” –Matthew 11:28
Sometimes, I wonder if pastors read this verse and think that rather being the one who Jesus is addressing, they must take on the task of standing in Jesus’ shoes. [...]
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How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the [...]
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