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Know Yourself!

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art …

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Faith vs. Doubt

In the jungle, a strange plant can be found. It is called the strangler fig. This plant starts as a tiny seed dropped by a bird on to a tree trunk. The seed puts out threadlike roots through which it gets nourishment from the air. At first the strangler fig is small and looks harmless, …

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Anxiety’s Antidote

“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” — Arthur Somers Roche According to the American Psychological Association, anxiety is more often than not a healthy and normal reaction to stress. God created His people to primarily experience good, …

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Thought for the Day

The other night, my college age son approached my wife and me and said, “Reference COVID- 19, we should all adopt C.S. Lewis’ mindset concerning the atomic bomb.” Both of us were unfamiliar what C.S. Lewis said in reference to the atomic bomb, and we asked him to please explain. He sent us to the …

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