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Life Continues After Death

Afterlife, Death, Eternal Life, Eternity, Life

“Death is only the beginning.” This is said in the action movie The Mummy (directed by Stephen Sommers [Universal Pictures, 1999]) to emphasize the…

Your Thoughts, Your Playlist

Character, Decisions, Focus, Life, Thoughts

Jon Acuff explains the importance of how our mind shapes what we focus on in our actions. He equates this to a type of…

We Choose

Choices, Death, Following Jesus, Life, The World

In the Middle-Earth stories The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, we encounter the story of Gollum. Gollum started out looking and acting…

Living Water

Fruitful Discipleship, Jesus, Life, Living Water, Needs, Water

Is water really living? Yes! In addition to the Bible using “living water” as a metaphor for the life brought about by remaining near…

Consistent Practice

Disciplines, Life, Practice, Routines

If you want to be good at something, you have to practice consistently and frequently. Take someone like Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, for example….

Time

Future, Life, Time, Time With God

In the Netflix documentary The Movies that Made Us, in theepisode about Back to the Future, screenwriter Bob Gale has this to say as…

Biscotti

God's Plan, God's Timing, Life, Perfect Timing, Trusting God

Biscotti, an Italian cookie frequently enjoyed by plunging it into hot coffee or tea, is harder to make than one might think. It requires…

Oven Testing

Christian Life, God's Plan, Life, Life Path

According to an article in Insider about The Great British Baking Show, each oven is tested every day to ensure fairness for each contestant….

Cicely Saunders

Calling, Life, Mission, Theme

Cicely Saunders, medical director of St. Christopher’s Hospice in London, “founded the first modern hospice and, more than anybody else, was responsible for establishing…

Ticket to Ride

Distraction, Distractions, Focus, Goals, Life

In the board game Ticket to Ride, each player selects a path from one city to another and works to build the railroad connecting…

Costly Cleaning

Care, Life, Material Things, Possessions

In addition to the time required caring for our extra things, we also spend quite a bit on money on the process of keeping…

Living in the Present

Contentment, Happiness, Joy, Life, Perspective, Time

The film About Time starts as a science-fiction story about a time traveler. In the end, the main character has learned how to live…

Empty Promises

Fulfillment, Happiness, Life, Meaning, Pleasure, Pursuit

Did you ever get what you always wanted just to be let down? Ecclesiastes wants to stress the limitations that pursuing good pleasures will…

Searching for Meaning

Life, Material Things, Meaning, Possessions, Purpose

What is the meaning of Christmas? The 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas shows the existential crisis of the character Cindy Lou Who,…

“Can’t Get No Satisfaction”

Happiness, Life, Meaning, Purpose, Satisfaction

The 1965 Rolling Stones song “Satisfaction” relates to Qoheleth’s experience when it says, “I can’t get no satisfaction.” In chapter 2, the Preacher tries…

“A Show About Nothing”

Life, Meaning, Perspective, Purpose

“A show about nothing!” This was the main premise from characters Jerry and George in an episode of the hit sitcom, Seinfeld. The episode…

A Realistic View

Life, Perspective, Reality, View, Worldview

The 2016 animated film Zootopia (directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush [Walt Disney Pictures, 2016]) describes the adventures of Judy Hopps,…

“Every Day Is Exactly the Same”

Calling, everyday purpose, Life, Meaning, Purpose, Repetition, Routines

In the Nine Inch Nails song “Every Day Is Exactly the Same,” Trent Reznor describes his struggle of life, saying, “I believe I can…

Visible Changes

Change, Christian Life, Faith, Life, Spiritual Life

When believers commit to being real about their faith, visible changes eventually happen. Their behaviors change, their vocabulary changes, their goals and dreams change,…

Invisible Weight

Burdens, Emotion, Emotional Pain, Emotions, Essentials, Life

Thru-hikers focus on and spend lots of money on packing low-weight items in their packs. The goal weight is twenty pounds of items to…