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The 500 Challenge

“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.” —Thomas Jefferson

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Fighting the Ferocious Force That Is Fear

“Fear, he is a liar

He will take your breath

Stop you in your steps

Fear, he is a liar

He will rob your rest

Steal your happiness

Cast your fear in the fire

'Cause fear, he is a liar.”

—Zach Williams

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A Sudoku Soliloquy (Sort Of…)

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” —Albert Einstein

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New Year, New Mercies

Lamentations 3:22-24 “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in him.’”

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Stop Shoulding Yourself

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life.” —Anne Lamott

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When Busyness Threatens

“The biggest deception of our digital age may be the lie that says we can be omni-competent, omni-informed, and omni-present. We cannot be any of these things. We must choose our absence, our inability, and our ignorance—and choose wisely.” ―Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy

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Cleaning House

“The things you own end up owning you.” – Joshua Fields Milburn, Everything That Remains

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