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Don’t Ever Forget This Truth About the Morning Star

December 6, 2022
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The hour was early; far before the rising of the sun. The whole house was drenched in a heavy slumbering silence. Only the methodical breath of my brother asleep on the other side of the room edged its way into …

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5 Examples from Jesus About Living the Zoe Life

December 6, 2022
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The zoe life is an intimate friendship with that boundless Mystery we call God. How does this zoe life take shape amid our everyday tasks of washing dishes, playing with the kids, going to work, dealing with family conflicts, paying …

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3 Types of Fatigue and How to Fight Against It

October 31, 2022
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Which do you picture more clearly? A car . . . or a blue Honda Civic. A dog . . . or a young, high-spirited Irish Setter. A person . . . or a middle- aged woman with a nose …

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A Centenarian Recalls the Pearl Harbor Attack

October 31, 2022
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A friend once told me that one of the best things I can do for my professional life is to write handwritten notes. Rather than sending emails and texts, I write notes using an actual pen on actual paper. That …

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It’s Time to Reclaim the Sacredness of Our Work

October 31, 2022
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The Scriptures never cast aspersion on the ordinary work of our hands because when human labor is functioning as it should, God’s purposes come to bear upon the world through it and God’s glory is revealed in it. Let me …

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How Can We Think of Touch As a Good Thing?

October 19, 2022October 18, 2022
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There is something immediate, something startling in the effect of touch. Like the other senses, it brings us into contact with the world around us, makes us aware of the bounding lines of the space of our lives. And yet, …

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How to Change the World Where You Live

November 10, 2022October 18, 2022
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There is a threshold we are daily called to—a renouncing of honor and power and prestige on the world’s terms, a renouncing of what spiritual writer Fr. Ronald Rolheiser calls the “pleasure principle” as the guiding factor of our lives,17 …

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5 Sabbatical Rhythms of Life for Caregivers and Their Loved One

October 31, 2022October 4, 2022
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It’s better to burn out than rust out. Ever heard that before? Like most adages, this one is clever and catchy—and incomplete. Since when did burning out or rusting out become our only two choices? Or, as a friend of …

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Who Should I Invest My Disciplemaking Efforts in?

October 17, 2022October 4, 2022
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We’re all busy, and our pace of life doesn’t leave much room for anything other than the highest of priorities. As you choose to place Jesus’ call to make disciples as a high priority in your life, you may find …

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How to Know that We Are God’s Beloved in a More Personal Way

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022
Book with a cross and the words "You are loved" on the cover

Many years ago, I conducted a weekend preaching mission in a congregation known for its liveliness and charismatic expression. Using the words of the Father to Jesus at his baptism, “You are my beloved son in whom I delight,” I …

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