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The 7 benefits of serving others

What’s the big deal with getting everyone to serve others? Why not just have everyone serve themselves? After all, that would cut out the trouble of figuring out what other people want. The fact of the matter is this: God works this way (He serves others), and He wants us to do the same. He’s [...]

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Just to be clear – What blessings do we want them to try?

In my last post, Unbelievably blessed and how to share it, I think I might have left out or at least not quite emphasized enough something really, really important. In this video, I try to point out what that was. [Click through to watch if you're in RSS or email.] Takeaway: We’re blessed in a [...]

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10 benefits of friendship

Consider the most meaningful and fulfilling moments in your life. Do they have friendships running through them? Through my life, every meaningful moment has been either a direct or indirect result of friendship. I’ve told you that before, but I’d like to share why. This is a general list – I haven’t included specific examples [...]

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C. S. Lewis was wrong – You need friends

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” -C. S. Lewis I liked that quote for the longest time. Actually, I still like it, but I think it only describes part of friendship. Solomon, the wisest man who ever [...]

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People pleasing vs. people pleasing: What’s the difference?

People pleasing is good. People pleasing is bad. The key is knowing the difference. Make sense? At first, Paul the apostle seems to contradict himself like I did just now: People pleasing is good… “I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many…” -1 Corinthians 10:33 [...]

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