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Category Archives: Meaning in life
Search for meaning and satisfaction
“Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still there’s something greater out there for me?” Continue reading
Discontentment can sneak up on you
Diminished hope easily leads to a deflated spirit of resignation that gradually becomes justified pessimism or even dark cynicism. Here’s a timely call to extravagant gratitude. Continue reading
Posted in Calling, Complaceny, Complaining, God's Will, Grace, Gratitude, Love, Meaning in life, Meaning of life, purpose, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom
Tagged Discontentment, life of love, loss of motivation, no joy, Will of God
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Why? – a question we all ask
Why do we exist? We cannot escape this question. Continue reading
Restoring glory to the ordinary
Have you noticed how easily discontentment destroys joy and gratitude? I fear that the repeated emphasis on being radical for God can also give people the misguided feeling that the ordinary is either boring or some form of compromise. Let’s restore glory to the ordinary! Continue reading
Posted in Glory, Honor, Jesus Christ, Meaning in life, purpose
Tagged Ambition, Glory, Jesus, Meaning of life, Purpose, Servanthod, work
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8 Identity Markers
Who am I? Why am I here? What should I do?Who do I serve? How should I live? Continue reading
Posted in Call to ministry, Calling, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church, Confession, Gospel-centered, Identity, In Christ, Kingdom, Meaning in life, Meaning of life, purpose, Searching, Self esteem, True Christianity?, Witness, Work, Worldview
Tagged calling, What is the purpose of life? Why am I here? meaning
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Generation 268
“Meaning is not a luxury for us. It is a kind of spiritual oxygen that enables our souls to live.”
3 necessities for living a fulfilled life Continue reading
When the world becomes a strange and painful place
We are cruel to ourselves if we try to live in this world without knowing about the God whose world it is and who runs it. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Atheism, Atheists, Christian worldview, Christianity, Contentment, Creation, Cynicism, Depression, Despair, God's Heart, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Hope?, J. I. Packer, Life, Meaning in life, Meaning of life, Pain, purpose, Questioning God, Reconciliation, Religion-not the answer, Restoration, Seeking God
Tagged don't need God, life without God, Meaning of life, Purpose of life, Seeking God
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How should we view this life?
Walking to work, peeling potatoes, chatting at a cozy party over a glass of wine, holding hands with your spouse, playing silly games with your children. And there’s the lurking thought: flesh fading and disappearing, withering grass… Continue reading
Posted in Death, Emotions, Eternal life, Eternal security, Fear, Fear of death, Heaven, Meaning in life, Meaning of life, purpose
Tagged hope in life, Meaning of life, Purpose of life
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What is your life?
What is your life? Wait! Is it really “your” life? If so, in what sense? It doesn’t last long Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Call to ministry, Calling, Cynicism, D. A. Carson, Death, Engagement, Eternal life, Fear of death, Fort Hood, Handicapped, Homosexual lifestyle, Legalism, Life, Meaning in life, News, Nihilism, Salvation, Security of salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged afterlife, life after death, life and death
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