I heard recently that according to a recent study (that went unnamed) reading Facebook is more popular than reading the Bible. Okay, it was sports radio where I heard this, but still, the host seemed pretty sure of his information. Apparently, 19% of Americans and Canadians read Facebook regularly, and it is a smaller percentage […]
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So what’s the difference between dreamers and doers? It’s an important question. I guess it’s on my mind because of that “Secret Life of Walter Mitty” movie. It’s based on a short story about a guy who leads a very ordinary life but dreams of doing extraordinary things. Does that describe a lot of people?
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You want some resolutions? I’ve got some resolutions for you: 1. Don’t feel sorry for yourself. It’ll be tempting at some point in 2014 because, let’s be honest, stuff is going to happen to you next year that isn’t fair. Unfortunately, feeling sorry for yourself won’t make anything better. Instead of focusing on your feelings,
The Washington Redskins stink–again–and it occurs to me–again–that their failures bring me more frustration than their successes bring me joy. It seems like there is a higher truth in there somewhere. Maybe the truth is that we (and by “we” I mean “I”) shouldn’t invest so much mental energy into following sports teams. If you
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Well, it’s that time of year again. You know what I am talking about. It’s that time when some businesses start talking about the holidays–and, really, some of them do seem to go out of their way to avoid mentioning Christmas–and some Christians respond by becoming unglued. I think there’s room for growth on both
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