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God and Golden Spoon

By Chris Jackson

June 25, 2013

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Last week I had one of my best prayer times of this whole year—and I wasn’t even praying. God told me to take Amber and Madelyn to Golden Spoon. Actually, it wasn’t quite as clear as that, but the message still came through. It was a Saturday night and I…

Perspective Worship

What's your "style" for connecting with God?

By Chris Jackson

June 17, 2013

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Did you know you have a worship “style” that helps you connect more easily with God? Some people don’t realize that. They think that we all must approach God the same way, using the same prayers, disciplines, and postures of worship. In reality, each of us has a worship “style”…

Perspective Relationships Simplicity

My Buddhist goal for the summer

By Chris Jackson

June 11, 2013

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I just finished Phil Jackson’s basketball memoir, Eleven Rings: the Soul of Success, and in it he espoused the Buddhist philosophy of learning to live in the moment. According to Phil (who probably knows a thing or two about basketball), it is essential for successful basketball teams to stay highly…

Character Destiny dreams Encouragement Perspective

Living in half of the equation—and why that stinks

By Chris Jackson

June 4, 2013

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There are many equations in life that really stink if you only get to experience half of them. For instance, if there were no results from working out why would anyone endure the pain of weightlifting and cardio? If we didn’t hope for a financially secure future, why would we…

Character Decision-making Destiny Emotions Perspective The Holy Spirit

Pretending until it's real

By Chris Jackson

May 23, 2013

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“All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.” Thus said Screwtape, the shrewd demon mentor, to Wormwood, the demon-in-training, in C.S. Lewis’ classic The Screwtape Letters. I think Screwtape was onto something. Self-help and success experts have long preached the virtue of acting in ways…

Perspective

God and Golden Spoon

What's your "style" for connecting with God?

My Buddhist goal for the summer

Living in half of the equation—and why that stinks

Pretending until it's real

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