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So, Why Do People Really Go To Church?

  Have you ever been in one of those churches that has convulsions every two or three years and found yourself wondering why people really go to church there?  Well do not feel like you are alone; many people are … Continue reading

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Finding Balance in Unbalanced Relationships: A Discussion about Conflicting Emotions.

Think about relationships that you have with significant people in your life, what is the first word that comes to mind?  Is the word a reaction to how you feel about relationship or a descriptor of how interaction occurs?  Something … Continue reading

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Hope as the Pathway and Agency for Success in Any Venture

Hope is What We Express About Life That is a Bridge To The Future The ability to express hope through challenging circumstances is an essential element to create success in the ventures of life.  Expressing hope is the act of … Continue reading

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Forgiveness Consequences and Usama bin Laden in Perspective

What should a response be to someone who does you wrong, violates your trust, and continually acts in ways that cost more than you can pay emotionally, physically, and financially?  Assessing blame and taking responsibility for unjust or unethical behavior … Continue reading

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Storms: Choices, Consequences, and Contentment

Connecting Choices to Outcome Do the choices that are made every day have anything to do with how things work out in life?  Taking  a walk around the neighborhood after a tornado; then taking a drive through the city, what … Continue reading

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Happiness: Living on the Street called Choice

A question often asked by people who are having problems, “When am I going to be happy”? The answer never comes for some individuals because there is not a clear understanding of what it means to be happy. For some … Continue reading

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Easter: Spiritual Life and Invalidation at the Cross

All around the world Christians are remembering the darkest day of history when sinful men crucified a sinless savior on the cross. The attitude characterized in the conversation of the crowd gathered around the cross portrays the emotional abuse heaped … Continue reading

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Spirituality: Striving and Developing on the Path

When Jesus said, “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able” (Luke 13:24), I am reminded of the discipline that is involved in continuing … Continue reading

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Finding Direction in the Holidays

How can a good choice be made when conflicting expectations, emotions, and control factors exert their power over our will and thinking processes? The holiday season like other times of the year is a time that require decisions that results … Continue reading

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Finding Hope in the Holidays

In the season of Christmas, one of the themes that are common and heard is focused on hope. In the last few years it seems that with job losses, foreclosures, and the general direction of decline that has been developing … Continue reading

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