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A Life of Quiet Confidence

Your purpose ... has nothing to do with grandiose goals, lofty achievements, or universal fame. It is the quiet confidence that, even if you never leave ...


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Hold All Things Lightly

In the judgment of the true Christian, credit and reputation stand on ground not very different from riches. He should not prize them too highly or desire ...


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The Secret of Joy

The modern world has had far too little understanding of the art of keeping young. Its notion of progress has been to pile one thing on top of another, ...


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God Knows Who We Really Are

He has great tranquility and peace of heart who does not regard praise or blame, and he will soon be at peace and content who has a good conscience. You ...


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Readjusting Our Expectations

We ask less of this life because we know full well that more is coming in the next. The art of living with suffering is just the art of readjusting our ...


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Acknowledge God's Grace

Whatever we have, we have because God in his grace and generosity has given it to us. When we realize this, there comes into our lives a joyful gratitude ...


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Thanks, But ...

Often we put a "but" at the end of a "thank you," as in, "Thank you, Lord, for friends, but I wish I had more"; or, "I'm ...


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The Peril of Lesser Goals

I asked a preacher, "How are you getting along?" He said, "We are living in idolatry--just sitting around admiring our new church. We have ...


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Learning to Need Only Jesus

It was Mother Teresa who said, "You will never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you've got."


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The Rightful Place of Contentment

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.


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