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You Can’t Find More Time But You Can Make Better Choices
5 Jul 2017

You Can’t Find More Time But You Can Make Better Choices

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 1

Dear friends and Jesus followers, You often say you don’t have enough. It’s hard to manage. There are four trillion things left to do, it’s already dinner time and you are running out of that sacred measurement – time. Here … Continued

Being The Light Of The World Starts With Those Closest To You
30 Jun 2017

Being The Light Of The World Starts With Those Closest To You

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 9

Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness. -Mother Teresa God made the sun to shine on the just and the unjust. Even so, many people haven’t seen light in years, or ever. I saw this … Continued

7 Verses About The Power of Your Thoughts
27 Jun 2017

7 Verses About The Power of Your Thoughts

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 1

The Bible speaks often about the power of the mind and our thoughts. It’s easy to glaze over this and overlook the connection between thoughts and transformation. Maybe it’s too “self-helpish,” and we’ve been turned off by cheap self-help books. … Continued

7 Spiritual Reasons Every Christian Should Laugh and Have Fun
20 Jun 2017

7 Spiritual Reasons Every Christian Should Laugh and Have Fun

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 3

I must repent. Not until recently did I consider humor a Christian virtue. Likewise for its close cousins, laughter and fun. Humor had its place in the church. But its role was mostly as an additive, much like salt. Some … Continued

Helpful Responses To Passive-Aggressive People
15 Jun 2017

Helpful Responses To Passive-Aggressive People

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 4

In my previous post, I outlined several common passive-aggressive behaviors. Go check it out if you haven’t already. After skimming through these behaviors, I hope you asked the man in the mirror some difficult questions. All of us exhibit passive-aggressive … Continued

9 Toxic Behaviors Passive-Aggressive People Share (And Why Passive-Aggression Is a Spiritual Problem)
14 Jun 2017

9 Toxic Behaviors Passive-Aggressive People Share (And Why Passive-Aggression Is a Spiritual Problem)

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 6

I suspect I’ve been passive-aggressive my entire life. But not until recently did I realize how toxic these behaviors were to my relationships. Caught in the middle of another attempt to avoid conflict in my marriage, I had this realization … Continued

6 “Non-Christian” Books That Will Inspire Your Faith
22 May 2017

6 “Non-Christian” Books That Will Inspire Your Faith

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life, Good Reads | 9

I don’t know when the light turned on. But at some point I realized I needed to read more books. For most of my life, I thought books were dumb. In high school, I scored a 14 on the reading … Continued

8 Life Lessons You Won’t Hear At Graduation
19 May 2017

8 Life Lessons You Won’t Hear At Graduation

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 1

It’s graduation season. Congrats to you, graduate, both on your accomplishment and the conclusion of another life chapter. I still remember my college graduation, eight years ago. Between then and now, I’ve experienced much. I want to share some of … Continued

The Myth Of A Picture Perfect Life
28 Apr 2017

The Myth Of A Picture Perfect Life

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 3

“A picture is worth a thousand words,” as the adage goes. If so, I wonder what the exchange costs us? It’s true that a pageful of words can’t provide clarity like an image. Assume, for example, your next door neighbor … Continued

9 Habits The Wisest People Share
14 Apr 2017

9 Habits The Wisest People Share

by Frank Powell | posted in: Christian Life | 9

We live in an age where almost everything is a finger’s touch away. Consider this. Today, more information is generated in ten minutes than all of civilization generated from the beginning of to this point. In some ways, this is … Continued

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