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Becoming child-like: How to forget worrying and live now

Children have an amazing ability to anticipate. They’ll count down to their birthday months ahead of time. Or from the backseat of the van, “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” Or if you tell them you might bake some cookies, you sure better. They won’t let you forget. With all that anticipation, though, [...]

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Off-duty serving

Last year, we talked about off-season serving. Now, let’s look at the other side, off-duty serving. As you’ll remember, off-season serving is serving when others least expect it. I think it’s one of the best ways to serve others because you get the most effect for the effort you put in. For example, when you [...]

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The waitress story: My favorite analogy… ever

My parents are out on an anniversary date. They’d chosen what they thought was a fairly nice restaurant, at least by middle-class, Louisville, Kentucky standards. My dad probably wanted a blackened steak, my mom her classic salmon, and they’d enjoy the evening chatting together. So they’re seated at a booth in the corner, and the [...]

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Others-oriented gratitude: Creating reasons for THEM to be thankful

Last week, I made a Thanksgiving shift. I shifted from thinking of thankfulness in terms of how I’m blessed to thinking of thankfulness in terms of how others are blessed. Call it others-oriented gratitude. Once I realized it, I wondered how I’d missed it for so long. After all, I try to be all about [...]

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8 lessons bondChristians can swipe from business

Corporate greed gets a bum rap, I think. I mean, what is corporate greed anyway? Isn’t it just human greed multiplied by influence? Whatever, this post isn’t about corporate greed or even human greed. It’s about what you and I can take from business once we strip away the greediness. Because, after all, I think [...]

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