Christmas is the celebration of the most extravagant gift ever given. This time of the year provides the perfect opportunity to rally your family around a generosity emphasis. To help, here are some creative ways your family can mask up and demonstrate generosity this Christmas. 1. Write letters to community leaders. Community leaders' roles have …
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable by Harvey Mackay*
Once upon a time, a king was given two baby eagles as a gift, and he assigned a caretaker to raise and train the magnificent birds. One day the king asked to see the birds fly. Both birds took off, one soaring in the sky, while the other only flew for a few minutes before …
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Try Something New For A Change*
Liz Claiborne was a clothing designer for 16 years with a company whose management disregarded her ideas that body types and style preferences warranted innovation in design. So, she started her own company in 1970 as a vehicle for stylish and affordable women’s apparel. Liz Claiborne, Inc. became an industry leader with her versatile designs …
What Is Wealth? by Joseph Slife*
<LISTEN> Take care," Jesus said in Luke 12:15, "and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Another translation puts the final part of that quote this way: "Life is not measured by how much you own." Jesus' words came to mind when I saw …
To be fully known and truly loved is… by Tim Keller*
*Originally posted on Saturday 7 from National Christian Foundation: 07.29.2023.
The World’s 6 Best Doctors by Harvey MacKay*
I recently came across an old nursery rhyme that lists the six best doctors in the world. Surprisingly, it doesn’t have a lot to do with business, but I think it applies to everyone. It lists the doctors as sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence and friends. I’d like to examine each one and why they …
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Lawrence of Arabia: On-Screen Inspiration:*
English actor Peter O'Toole as British Army officer T E Lawrence in 'Lawrence Of Arabia', directed by David Lean, 1962. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) he earmark of any great epic film is that it presents an expansive mega quest, underlined with an intimate, personal journey. No film demonstrates this more clearly than, arguably …
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A prayer from Henri Nouwen*
Lord, the peace can get feverish, the speed of things can make us sick.The hurry makes us hurt.Still us.Slow us. It is safe to exhale.It is safe to trust.You are safe to trust. We are safe:You know the hairs on our head - so we can leave our life in Your hands. We are safe:You …
Be still and know I am God*
Hummingbirds are known to flit around and it's entertaining to watch how busy they are. But apparently, this bird has learned how to "be still." Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” This is hard for me to do, but I so needed it. I need to treat my sabbath like this to renew my soul, …
Learning to Be Rich by Tim Challies*
There is no individual and no group the Bible does not address. Through its pages God speaks to husbands and wives, children and adults, masters and slaves, Jews and Gentiles. As we read the Bible we often find ourselves wondering if and how a particular instruction applies to us. How do I, as a man, …
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