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20 Practices That Will Help You Serve Jesus for a Long Time
In this article, I want to consider 20 practices that will help you serve Jesus for a long time -- and I think I mean "a long time in one place." (9 Minutes/2000 Words)
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God, the River of Delight
Archival Post
The psalmist sang of God’s river of delights, for he has joys he wishes to gift to his children. Each one flows from him— he is the source of all the little gladnesses of life. Each joy is best experienced in the light of him. But, I wonder, how often do I fail to recognize the delights he sends? How many joys do I regularly fail to praise him for?
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How Jesus Helps Us Work Hard
(Proverbs 20:4)
Nearly everyone has a vision of the good life. We can all easily project out to our latter years. We all have an idea of the ideal future. It will look different for each of us, but there will be some common themes. (10 Minutes/2600)
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Get Some Physical Exercise Because It Has "Some Value"
From the Archives
My society is body image crazed. No one thinks exercise is pointless. Even those who reject the practice believe in its value. I don’t really need to preach its benefits. In fact, Paul helps me preach something different. Training towards godliness is better, because internal health is better than external health.
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God, the River of Delight
Psalm 36:8
The dawn’s mist settled in my beard. The trees looked different than in my memories. Something about the early morning hours made them more alive. To my left, movement startled me. I turned my head and watched two coyotes trudging through the adjacent field, one with a fresh kill in its mouth. As they glided away, I noticed a cluster of deer chewing on the wet grass. Birds sang. The sky awakened. As I walked, the day’s crispness whispered that a fresh opportunity was mine. The moment, beautiful, wonderful, one of trillions, was a gift from God. (3 Minutes / 500 Words)
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Leaving Troas, Paul decided to take the land route to Assos. His team would need a boat for the rest of the missions trip, but the first part of the journey was shorter by foot. He put everyone else on the boat, but he went by land. Alone, he walked. What were some of the benefits of this decision?
3 Minutes / 500 Words
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