God’s will
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Blessed abandonment
Many Christians rank the Beatitudes among their favorite scriptures, even if they don’t talk about them, or know them all, or appreciate what they mean, or accept them as true. It doesn’t help that we have two versions of them: Luke’s shorter, more original version (Luke 6:20-26), and Matthew’s longer, more edited one (Matt. 5:3-12). Continue reading
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On choosing to live insightfully
“So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:17). When Alice came to a fork in her road, she asked the Cheshire Cat, “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” The Cat replied, “That depends a good deal on where you want Continue reading
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Interrupted by grace
If you want to make the most of your life and fulfill your life’s highest purpose, and if you want the greatest success in your job or career path, you need to stay focused on your dream or goal and resist distractions and interruptions as much as possible. By setting aside distractions and defending against Continue reading
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The transforming choice
In an old Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown wonders, “Why would they ban Miss Sweetstory’s book from the school library?” Then he speculates, “Maybe there are some things in her book that we don’t understand.” Violet responds, “In that case, they should also ban my math book.” Frankly, if we were to ban books containing things Continue reading
The Sauntering Pilgrim 