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Christine's Blog – October 2017 Archive (12)

Flip or Flop?

Flip or Flop, Flippable or UnFlappable?

Personal note: I have arrived in North Carolina to help my very 'expectant' daughter Amy, granddaughter Alyssa (almost 2) and Bennett (4) and Eric; twin boys are coming in about six weeks! …

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Added by Christine on October 31, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

Unstoppable or lackadaisical... which are you?

"I'm totally satisfied living a mediocre life," said no one ever.

What then?

In the last several days I have been thinking about what makes people remarkable - unwilling to give up, despite what life throws at them, despite hardship ... oh I'm not talking about the 'trial' of a silly slow internet signal, but true challenge, displacement, civil wars, maybe even persecution such as hundreds of…

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Added by Christine on October 27, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

meaning . . . in life?

Finding meaning in life. what matters most? #four.

What is meaningful to you? If you have close family members or loved ones, being with them is likely what sprung to your mind first. Beyond that, finding meaning in life translates to an inner satisfaction in the living of everyday life.

Ergo, activities and responsibilities may shift or change according to our seasons of life, oft altered by things out…

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Added by Christine on October 25, 2017 at 8:03am — No Comments

What Matters Most? #three

what matters most? #three.

no one wants to be played the fool.

nor should we willfully play the fool ourselves with our precious lives.

My little girl began thinking about the meaning of life very early...

Goodness knows, 25-plus years ago I was tucking her under the covers in her pretty pink bedroom when she said, "Mommy, can you just tell me why I'm here?" I was stymied. But then Amy has always been an old…

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Added by Christine on October 23, 2017 at 7:42am — No Comments

Charlie Daniels - theologian?

Charlie Daniels ... Theologian?

Having talked about how biblical prophecy is one of the proofs for the veracity of Scripture in What Matters Most #Two, I thought to send this piece by Southern rocker, Charlie Daniels. Interesting.

"I am a big fan of Bible prophecy and now is a fascinating time to be alive because some of the major Old Testament Prophecies have been fulfilled in my lifetime.

One of the huge prophecies was fulfilled on May…

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Added by Christine on October 20, 2017 at 9:10am — No Comments

What Matters Most? #two

what matters most? #two.

Greetings.

We order our days around our priorities ... or do we? Do you and I make daily decisions based on what we believe means the most to us, or are we too often mostly operating on autopilot, not thinking too much about what we say means the most in our lives? Dang, but I love to ask myself these kinds of questions! In my last briefing, I postulated that ->What…

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Added by Christine on October 18, 2017 at 7:55am — No Comments

What Matters Most? #One

what matters most?

I have discovered that the answer to that is age dependent. Think of your preschool-aged son... what matters most to him? Getting his needs met-pants changed when they're wet, building the best Lego rocket ship, seeing his mom as soon as she gets within range at school pickup time. These are the things that matter most.

Same boy a dozen years later wonders if he will make the freshman soccer team at the…

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Added by Christine on October 16, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

A Fascinating Circuitous Journey

I invite you on a fascinating, circuitous journey.

"I love to travel, see new places, faces and things.

The trouble is, each new place becomes a part of me,

and I find my heart wistful when I must leave

and travel home again."1

podcast: …

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Added by Christine on October 11, 2017 at 8:59am — No Comments

Duty, Devotion, or Delight?

Howdy!

Duty, Devotion, or Delight . . . What is it for you? Do you read the Bible out of a sense of duty, or is it devotion, or is it something else? The other day I was 'texting' with someone who is…

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Added by Christine on October 9, 2017 at 8:44am — No Comments

Now what ... in the wake of Las Vegas, Houston, Mexico? Oct. 5, 2017

Now what? ...in the wake of Las Vegas, Houston, Mexico ...

The stories from Vegas first trickled out, and now they are pouring out from everywhere it seems. People who saw loved ones shot in the face, shot in the stomach, and everywhere ... people running for their lives. We do not understand why God allows such tragedies, but then, he did give us free will, right? That free will allows for the choice of evil, and the choice of a…

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Added by Christine on October 6, 2017 at 7:13am — No Comments

Where was God ... in Las Vegas?

Where was God ... in Las Vegas?

Read this and share it, Friend.

'Find yourself frightened, unsure, tense or insecure, in the face of a madman gunning down fellow Americans enjoying a concert? The worst kind of tragedy is evil perpetrated by a human being against fellow human beings-for no reason. But then there's the devastation in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Houston, and Florida ... and that's just what…

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Added by Christine on October 4, 2017 at 9:36am — No Comments

TrUe ConFessIons.

Good Morning!

True confessions: I thought the Bible was boring too.

I read it more out of obligation than desire-meaning, I knew that God wanted me to read my Bible because that's what 'good' Christians do - they read

their Bibles every day, right?

But something changed ... radically, I mean about the obligation thing

That's because in recent days, these comments have been expressed to me:

"No one should have…

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Added by Christine on October 2, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments