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Giving up or giving over

By Chris Jackson
October 8, 2020
2 Mins read

If you have lived very long at all, you have no doubt discovered that there are very few things in life that we can control. We can insure, we can prepare, we can anticipate, and we can be ready and faithful, but we cannot control many outcomes. When we try…

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Your personality deficiencies

By Chris Jackson
October 5, 2020
2 Mins read
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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Out-live, out-love, out-think, out-die

By Chris Jackson
March 8, 2020
1 Mins read
It has been said that in the early years of the church, Christians conquered the world of their day by out-living, out-loving, out-thinking, and out-dying everyone else. What do you think of that description? When we mine the depths and essential teachings of the Christian faith it makes sense that…
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Which first day is harder for parents: kindergarten or a senior year of high school?

By Chris Jackson
August 20, 2019
1 Mins read
“The days are long the years are brief.” That’s how someone described the parental passage of time to me once, and it is probably true. Time usually doesn’t feel like it is flying by while it is happening, but when we look back it is easy to gasp and wonder,…
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You will never get snared if you do not stray

By Chris Jackson
December 19, 2018
2 Mins read
You have certainly discovered how dangerous life can be right? Surely, by this point in your story, you have faced both demons and human treachery. You have had your back against some walls, and you have found ways to break through other ones. You have won and you have been…
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