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The Importance of Gratitude

I have often read over the years how important it is to be grateful, to take time and count ones blessings. One day I was in a whining, self absorbed mood. A good friend who I was sharing this with asked me to stop for…
Perspective and Gratitude

By Sam at Creative Theology I was doing some yardwork this past weekend and got into poison ivy or poison something. This morning, I had to get a shot in my butt for the swelling on my face, which has gotten progressive…
Birth and Death: A Different Perspective on Loss

Recently, two friends have lost a parent to Cancer. While I can only imagine the pain of loss when a parent moves on -- I still have both of mine -- I'm sure the sorrow must be great. I thought I'd share a story a cowork…
When Grace Stirs Up the Dust

By Stephanie Smith On Ash Wednesday, they got my order wrong at Starbucks. I had taken my cup back to my seat before I realized it, and hesitated, pausing there in my black dress which I thought I would wear, being appro…
Everything's Amazing: Perspective From Louis CK

By David Miller Do you see yourself in this video? I know I do. Time for some perspective.
Keeping Christmas in Perspective

By JN Hong I feel sometimes people fight all the wrong battles. People arguing about Happy Holidays over Merry Christmas especially. They have grown so overblown that it become irrelevant from its true rooting in Chris…
"It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas" Syndrome

By Dean Lusk My daughter and I geared up for the Christmas season moderately early this year. Lights were on the edge of the roof of the house and in the yard before Thanksgiving, and the Christmas tree went up Thanksgi…
Looking to What Lies Ahead

By Dean Lusk Every evening at our home when I was a boy we'd gather in my parents' bedroom and have a devotional. Typically it was from the publication "Our Daily Bread". An illustration or two from those pages have stu…
Rise Above the Cynicism

I'm sure it goes without saying but we live in a very cynical world. This world is downright critical about pretty much everything. I feel like I read more columns and blogs about the movies, music, styles, politics, a…
Two Perspectives on Love

This first perspective is from Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand is what you would call an Objectivist. That is, that reason and logic is the only true way through which we can acquire knowledge--implicitly rejecting religion and fait…