Am I not free? — 1 Corinthians 9:1a. Paul asks a question that we should all ask ourselves. We should ask it about ourselves and of all others. Unfortunately we know the answer for many, including us, is — No! Tyranny, economic slavery, and life’s circumstances beyond our control take away the birthright God gives us…

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And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. — Revelation 12:7a. Yes, there are a few dragons to be slain, even in heaven. In the best of loving families and friendships there are dragons that from time to time that need to be slain. Words need to be said, and…

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Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. — Bruce Lee. One of the goals of self-examination is to get to know yourself. From childhood we are given role models, idols, celebrities, to look up to, admire, and imitate. But at some…

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The smallest act in the most limited circumstances bears the seed of boundlessness, because one deed, and sometimes one word, suffices to change every constellation. — Hannah Arendt. We can’t all be Elon Musk where we create a successful automobile company, fly rockets into outer space, and accumulate billions. But Hannah’s words above tell us that…

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I wrote to you in my letter… — 1 Corinthians 5:9. It is interesting to realize that lots of the books in the New Testament are merely letters. With email, twitter, and texts these days letter writing is a lost art. Historians write books and papers based on letters great men and women wrote, but I…

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