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How the mighty have fallen

By Chris Jackson
April 27, 2011
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“How the mighty have fallen, how the mighty have fallen, how the mighty have fallen.” David repeats this mournful phrase three times in 2 Samuel 1 after learning of the deaths of King Saul and his son, Jonathan. He laments, “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights…for there…

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Toothaches

By Chris Jackson
November 16, 2010
1 Mins read
I must be in a stretch of bad luck right now. I got to enjoy kidney stones a few weeks ago, and then yesterday I broke a tooth in half. But the real bummer wasn’t just the jagged edge of my molar that I couldn’t keep my tongue away from,…
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How quickly do you sink?

By Chris Jackson
November 9, 2010
1 Mins read
I discovered an unattractive feature about myself the other day: my issues (and I have plenty of them) tend to run together. Do yours? I noticed that I can be stressed out or discouraged about something trivial, and then if I’m not careful, it can attract all of my other discouragements…
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Are you burning wick or oil?

By Chris Jackson
November 3, 2010
1 Mins read
Well, I went and did it again…I fell off the wagon…had a relapse…went back to my old ways. I would probably be more discouraged with myself if it wasn’t for the fact that you probably did it too. We all fall prey to the busyness of life that pushes us…
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Kidney stones

By Chris Jackson
October 20, 2010
1 Mins read
I figured out how to not have to wait long in the lobby of the Emergency Room. Show up with kidney stones. Last week I went around this mountain for the second time (the first time I had a kidney stone was ten years ago, but it still feels like yesterday),…
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