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Here's how to maximize your healthy years in retirement (Barron's via Fidelity). "For most of us, whether we get 75 or 85 or 95 healthy years is affected more by lifestyle choices than by genes. It's not really that complicated, eat right and moderate, exercise regularly, sleep/rest, keep positive/be resilient. And, have a daily intake of …
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*Lausanne Movement staff members from around the world share how they protect their rest and sabbath time on a daily, weekly, and seasonal basis. From Pakistan to Hungary, Kenya to the US, Sabbath and rest don’t come easily for most of us. We are busy leaders and ordinary people, living through times of crisis and …
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By Dr. Scott Rodin What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun? All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless. A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find …
Time and time again, we read in the Scriptures that wealth and riches are deceptive and dangerous. Jesus even goes as far as to say, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." The Bible overwhelmingly conveys that …
Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash Many people, including many readers of this blog, are facing some level of financial uncertainty right now. These are challenging times, and you may find yourself worrying, and wondering what the future might hold. I believe one of the best things we can do to find encouragement and perspective …
By Dr. Scott Rodin Our lives may not be as busy as we believe them to be. You may dispute this looking at your schedule and considering your feelings of constantly being overwhelmed with responsibilities and possibilities. But hear me out. Meaningful time with God can be found in the Sabbath moments that punctuate our day …
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Those who have adopted a Biblical worldview should understand that work is not as the world defines it. We don't work just to make money, though earning an income is one of the benefits of our work. We don't do it just to achieve a more significant position in a company, though hard and diligent …
Most of us, if asked, would admit that we want more than we already have. Whether money, relationships, career, or possessions, we're wired to "reach" for more. This isn't always a bad thing. Considering the innovation we've experienced over the past 100 years, and how it's improved life for so many, I'm grateful that we keep reaching …
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A young prince, deposed when an enemy overran his kingdom, fled to a neighboring realm where a friend ruled as king. He hoped his friend would grant him a new kingdom. Instead the king gave him 100 sheep. Surprised and puzzled, the prince took his sheep out to a field. Soon a pack of wolves …
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Teenagers are being bombarded with lies about money. The world is consistently pouring into them its money principles, so much so that they become like the air we breathe, accepted without very little questioning. Little do they know that what’s shaping their money mind is often toxic. If you are a teenager, I am going …
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