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When the high road hurts

By Chris Jackson

October 6, 2020

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Sometimes the high road hurts, doesn’t it? When I officiate weddings, I often insert a little phrase near the end of my remarks, urging the excited couple to “Live on the high road even when it hurts.” The high road is a glorious road. It is the noble path of…

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Your personality deficiencies

By Chris Jackson

October 5, 2020

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Every one of us has spectacular giftedness and talent in certain areas of our life. Conversely, we also have corresponding or alternate weaknesses in our lives, and in light of this, it is often said in the worlds of leadership or business that people should “staff their weaknesses.” They should…

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Which you is the real you?

By Chris Jackson

October 4, 2020

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In a recent driving experience, I was confronted by the conflict between the honest, authentic me and the me that I am trying to become. I was sitting in gridlocked, Los Angeles traffic when the driver beside me erupted in a fit of aggressive road rage. He began yelling, gesturing,…

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Better by association

By Chris Jackson

September 28, 2020

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In this Christian life of faith, we spend a lot of time trying to become better people. We look at the Galatians 5 list of the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—and we try our best to manifest those things in our lives….

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tragedy and monotony: two killers

By Chris Jackson

September 20, 2020

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There are two things that happen in all of our lives that can become obstacles to faith. All humans face times of tragedy and monotony, crisis and boredom. And both the tragic and the monotonous times can be great barriers to faith. Surprisingly, even though tragedies sound far more sinister…

Character

When the high road hurts

Your personality deficiencies

Which you is the real you?

Better by association

tragedy and monotony: two killers

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