It is the most natural thing in the world to be self-centered - from the time we enter the world completely dependent on others (yet focused only on our needs), to the time we draw our final breath (most likely still clinging to what we want). It's natural. But not everything natural is good. As …
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What Is Your Worldview?
What is your worldview? Can you articulate it? Do you understand what the term means? Here's one definition: "The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world" (thefreedictionary.com). That perspective may center around a philosophy, religious faith, self-constructed set of ethics or other criteria an individual deems most right and valuable in understanding …
What Makes Your Day Worthwhile?
If you're like me, you do a lot of different things throughout the day. Some you do out of habit without thinking. Others you do because you must. Yet others you choose to do because you find great joy, comfort or satisfaction in them. Then there are some moments that happen unexpectedly because of what …
Good Advice From Someone You’ve Never Heard Of
Around the year 1627 a German Lutheran theologian named Rupertus Meldenius wrote a small tract on the subject of Christian unity. The tract was written, according to an article by Dr. Mark Ross, "during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), a bloody time in European history in which religious tensions played a significant role." From that …
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Doing the Simple, Right Thing
I want to say "thank you" to some mystery person at the Kentucky State Fair today for doing the simple, right thing. I have no idea who it was or anything about this person other than that it was a female. Here is what happened... I enjoyed a morning at the fair in Louisville with …