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Taking Sides vs. Taking Over

While I’ve never officiated as a qualified referee in an athletic contest, I’ve often felt like I needed a 

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Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen

SEEING the title of today’s post, which is the final installment of our 2025 Christmas series, probably has some of you wondering whether 

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Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 1 ~ Introducing Mary

AS the Christmas season approached last year, we invited our readers to join us in making a mental journey back to 1st Century Israel. Our intention was to

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A Name for that Day after “Black Friday”

Given our proclivity for applying names to certain otherwise ordinary days, I’m not surprised that someone decided to 

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Gratitude ~ Generosity’s Activating Ingredient

Surprisingly, contemplation of the arrival of another Thanksgiving in a fews days brought together two totally disconnected experiences I used to love as a kid. One was 

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Time to Shift Gears on Our Fears, Part 2 ~ FOMO Redefined

Last week we launched into a discussion targeting a specific category of fear that has grown to be prevalent in our country, especially among the millions seeking 

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