Tag: Priorities
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Easter
Christians are more passionate about Easter than any other holy day. It is the foundation of our belief in Jesus Christ. If he did not get crucified, entombed and rise from the dead, our faith is incomplete. We believe he did just as he said he would, that he would die then rise three days…
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Excuse me, your Screen is Showing
I have been researching the effects of teens and screen use, mostly cell phones. A survey of 13 to 17-year-olds released by the nonprofit Common Sense Media found that 95 percent of U.S. teens have mobile devices. 70 percent of them check social media several times a day, up from 34 percent in 2022. In the United States, children…
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The Do Exist
I met a woman who said to me, “I do not have any social media accounts.” Wait….what…say that again… She has none, zero, not a single one. No Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok….not one. Think about your day-to-day life. How would it change if you did not have any social media accounts? I have…
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Do you really Need that New Shiny Thing?
The modern obsession is about things. The best car, computer, house, cell phone plan….you name it, we want the best. Why is that? Why can’t we be happy with the nice things that might not be the most expensive? Why do we have to live with so much stuff? I am always amazed when I…
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Don’t Use the Good Dishes
Photo by Jasmin Schreiber on Unsplash Let’s pretend it is Thanksgiving Day and the turkey is in the oven. Your house is smelling like heaven to a starving man. All your family is there, well the ones you like anyway. Your job is to set the table. Do you get the regular dishes out or the…
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Complacency is a Killer
Did you ever run into a friend whom you haven’t seen in a long time and wonder what happened? You know the one. The one who you did everything with and were even maybe contemplating spending forever with, yeah that one. What did you say the last time you saw them? There are a million…
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What Does Survival Look Like for You?
Photo by Yoann Boyer on Unsplash Is it possible for a person to save another who didn’t know they needed saving? We look at all the social media that screams at us with lies about our self-worth. Not all the messages we get are negative, some are positive. Most of the positive ones are inflated. We…
Lori O'Gara, Author 